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HS2: Majority of compensation applications “turned down”
299 of the 455 applications made by homeowners living in the shadow of HS2's first stage have been rejected, according to reports today.
Christie’s uncorks world’s first vineyard estate agency
A specialist service for buyers of vineyard properties has definitely got legs, according to Christie’s.
Basket Aces: Stirling Ackroyd balloon to launch at Lord Mayor’s Regatta
Proving they're far from a load of hot air, the marketing team at Stirling Ackroyd has clearly been doing some blue sky thinking over the last few months.
Marsh & Parsons opens Something New in former Beatles boutique
Marsh & Parsons is to launch its 19th office on the site of the former Beatles Apple boutique on Baker Street in central London.
More Foxtons float rumours
Talks of a Foxtons IPO continue to the rounds, with Sky News reporting that the estate agency's owner, BC Capital, is planning to appoint an investment bank later this month to "examine strategic options…
“One Stop Shop” for infrastructure planning opens for business
A new "one-stop-shop service for planning consents" will, according to Whitehall, make major infrastructure projects easier to get off the ground by reducing the number of bodies developers need to consult…
The stately home at the centre of the global economy (for two days)
The Grade I listed Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire plays host to this year's G7 Summit of global economic leaders.
London’s penthouse stock hits £1bn – CBRE
The aggregate value of penthouse apartments currently being sold in the capital has punched through the £1bn ceiling, according to the latest research from CBRE.
Office Politics: Most of central London exempt from new permitted development rights
Areas in seventeen local authorities - including vast swathes of central London - have been exempted from new rights that make it easier to convert offices into resi, due to "exceptional economic circumstances".
New immigration laws to tackle “beds in sheds”
"Tough" measures that will see lettings agents take a front-line role in tackling immigration, announced in yesterday’s (8 May 2013) Queen’s Speech, have not gone down well in the industry (read what…
The art of fine returns: HNWs are spending more time and money on their collections
HNWs are spending more time and more money on their fine art assets, as values have surged over the last two years, according to multi-family office Stonehage.
Turner & Townsend to project manage Battersea’s first phase
Construction managers Turner & Townsend have been given the nod to oversee delivery of Battersea Power Station's Circus One first phase.