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Property portal pioneer to lead Jackson-Stops & Staff
Nicholas Leeming, the c0-founder of Propertyfinder, the UK’s first national property portal, has joined Jackson-Stops & Staff as Chairman, taking the helm of the 103-year-old agency's 42 offices.
The Price is Blight: Pylons are the pits for buyers
Electricity pylons are the nation's least favourite property blight, according to a survey by Greene & Co, with 70% of respondents unwilling to buy a home near a pylon.
Millionaires’ Rows 2013: Britain’s top 20 most expensive streets, towns and areas
Every one of the top 20 most expensive streets is in London
Boles: “I am well aware that I am probably the CPRE’s least favourite government minister”
Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, has made a pretty impassioned plea to a tough crowd, begging the Campaign to Protect Rural England to give him - and some of his policies on housing - a break.
Home and Dry: Flood insurance premiums capped
Well this went to the brink.
Fair Trade: Record attendance at Masterpiece
Masterpiece London's preview day ended with reports of strong sales and many happy dealers.
New Director for Marsh & Parsons Marylebone
David Ruddock has joined Marsh & Parsons as Associate Director and Sales Manager of their new Marylebone office.
Zoopla founder named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young
Alex Chesterman, the man behind Zoopla Property Group, owner of leading online property portals Zoopla.co.uk and PrimeLocation.
Fervent PCL price growth is unsustainable – Cluttons
Cluttons has flagged up a "fervent" pace of growth in the prime central London property market, recording a remarkable annual price hike of 10.2% (a provisional 4% in Q2 alone).
Fall-throughs and backlogs down to market conditions, not a lack of valuers – RICS
RICS has responded to claims that there aren't enough resi property valuers around by saying, actually, there are.
Online-only is a “complete estate agency service” – ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided that online estate agents do indeed offer a "complete estate agency service" - as claimed by hatched.co.uk but disputed by a high street rival...
New Centre Point resi plans given the nod
Almacantar and Frogmore's new-look big plans to turn Richard Seifert's Centre Point into resi have been recommended for approval by planners ahead of next week's Camden council committee meeting.