Format: News
British Land to raise £500m for property investments
British Land, the enormous property investor, has just announced a new £500m share placing.
Boris floats Royal Docks “floating village” idea
Boris Johnson has revealed a plan to turn London's Royal Docks into the UK's largest "floating village," one and a half times the size of Green Park
Labour’s mansion tax plan defeated in the Commons
Labour's motion for a Mansion Tax on properties worth over £2m has been defeated by 304 votes to 241 in the House of Commons, after the Liberal Democrats sided with the Conservatives.
Grade I victory over Northants wind farm
A judge has overturned a planning decision to allow four 125-metre wind turbines within a mile of the National Trust's 17th century Grade I listed Lyveden New Bield site in Northhamptonshire, concluding…
Deloitte mApps London developments
Deloitte Real Estate is launching a new app for property investors, developers and owners, which features an interactive map outlining development activity across the capital
Parklife: One Cornwall Terrace goes for £80m
A company controlled by the entrepreneur Marcus Cooper has reportedly bought one of London's most expensive terraced houses - a Grade I listed mansion on Cornwall Terrace overlooking Regent's Park with…
Great Portland Estates bags £37m Portman Sq block
Great Portland Estates has bought 1-9 Orchard Court, which makes up the entire Eastern block of Portman Square, W1, from Rosanna Holdings Limited, for £37m (£775 psf).
Lib Dems would welcome mansion tax “if it is a real commitment” – Cable
Vince Cable and senior Lib Dem figures have been flirting with the idea of voting with Labour on mansion tax tomorrow, but only if it's a "real commitment"
BLME completes £12m Sharia loan for Kensington resi development
BLME, the largest Islamic bank in Europe, has completed on a £12m, two year loan facility to Curzon Asset Management for the development of nine luxury apartments in Kensington.
Industry welcomes lettings regulation
A whole bunch of lettings industry organisations have been cheering the Lords decision to to introduce a modicum of regulation to the lettings business
Scottish prime prices now 20% below peak (and they need to come down another 10%) – Savills
Prices in Scotland's prime market (classed as anything over £400,000) have fallen 20% from peak, according to the latest figures from Savills.
Mansion Tax: Labour publish motion for Tuesday’s vote
The Labour Party has published the motion for Tuesday's House of Commons vote on Mansion Tax and challenged the Lib Dems to back it