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Green light for HS2 in Court of Appeal
It's full steam ahead for HS2 after the Court of Appeal yesterday (24th July) categorically rejected the latest batch of objections to the high speed rail link.
Winkworth pledges “large-scale support” for Agents’ Mutual
London’s largest estate agency group, Winkworth, has just added more fuel to the flames of new agent-owned portal Agents' Mutual, announcing "large-scale support" for the venture this morning.
“Good Parents” now make up 29% of buy-to-let market
A new report by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has flagged up a wave of "Learner Landlords", who have entered the UK buy-to-let market on the back of recent tough economic times.
Could you be Britain’s Best Interior Designer?
This could get ugly. The BBC has just commissioned a new series pitting the UK's best amateur interior designers against each other.
“Root and branch” review mooted for “Victorian” architecture qualifications
The Architects' Registration Board (ARB) is mulling a "root and branch" overhaul of UK architecture qualifications, that would allow a broader intake from more alternative subjects into the upper echelons…
T-Pylon goes into action at Hinkley Point
The snazzily-designed new T-Pylon (which we reported on last month here) is being rolled out for the first time in the UK, at Hinkley Point in Somerset.
UK construction “turning a corner” – RICS
The construction industry is the most positive its been for six years, with new projects beginning to rise in almost every part of the country, according to the latest RICS Construction Market Survey,…
Average values in prime central London hit £2m
One agency reckons the average price of a property in prime central London has just nudged over the £2m mark.
On the Spode: Monumental contents auction at Trelissick House
Today's the day to be in Cornwall.
Cordea Savills closes resi development fund with £200m
Cordea Savills has closed its Prime London Residential Development Fund having bagged over £200m.
Hyde Parking: £300k sweet spot hits the market
Threatening to knock the Royals off the Daily Mail's front page, a parking space on London's Hyde Park Gardens has just hit the market with a cool £300k price tag.
Merger & Acquisitions: Northacre teams up to expand PCL pipeline
Battersea-based developer Northacre Plc is about to embark on a summer spending spree, after announcing a tie-up with a major Abu Dhabi-based investment firm.
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