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Guidance published on advertising lettings fees
The Advertising Standards Authority has (finally) issued some guidelines on the compulsory inclusion of fees in advertising by lettings agents.
Floating Options: Zoopla mulls a stock market float
So it looks like Zoopla, Britain's number two property portal after Rightmove, is the next UK residential giant to follow Countrywide's and Foxton's lead and look into a stock market float.
High Performance: Classic Cars are the new gold standard investment
Putting money in nice (expensive) things is a shrewd move, according to Knight Frank's Luxury Investment Index.
Questions over Westminster’s “£31m loss” on s106 payments
Labour Councillors have accused Westminster Council of allowing developers to "buy out" their on-site affordable homes obligations at a "cut price", and losing out on a massive £31,130,387 as a result.
£5.25m apartment in One Hyde Park “repossessed”
Ears were bound to prick up when a £5.25m apartment was offered "By Appointment of Receivers" earlier today, but few could have expected the address to be quite so prominent...
Magnificent Seventh: Luxury Property Show returns to London
The seventh Luxury Property Show is looming: the Hurlingham Club in leafy Fulham will once again play home to many of the world's most swanky pads and big spenders as the Show rolls in to town on the 29th…
Housing market is still far from ‘unsustainable boom’ conditions
"We are not living in boom times" says a report from the Arbuthnot Banking Group.
Full house in Fitzrovia for Marcus Cooper and Oakmayne
Marcus Cooper's magic touch has been in evidence again.
New hire for Strutt & Parker Knightsbridge
Strutt & Parker has snagged one of the top names in PCL resi sales with the appointment of Casper Tham from Sotheby's.
Casper Tham
High Commission: Canada to sell One Grosvenor Square
Number One Grosvenor Square, currently the Canadian High Commission, is to be sold off for either residential or hotel use.
Zoopla buys Mirror property portals for £3.3m
DMGT's Zoopla Property Group has bought Trinity Mirror's digital property arm, including four property portals, for a reported £3.3m.
Covent Garden average prices breach £1,500 psf in bumper quarter for EA Shaw
It sounds like EA Shaw has had a good run following its acquisition by CBRE, with the agent's latest quarterly residential report showing rises in demand, prices and transactions across the board.