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Navy Deal Sealed: Finchatton to develop 20 Grosvenor Square
Finchatton has sealed the Navy deal, confirming today that "arrangements were put in place on Friday 5th April which should lead to them being appointed as the Development Coordinator for the redevelopment…
Singapore buyers bagging bargains in Prime Central London
Overseas investors are bagging ginormous bargains on London property, as exchange rates effectively discount prices by up to 27%, according to the latest from Hamptons.
One in four construction sites, including nearly a third of prime basement conversions, are unsafe – HSE
One in four construction sites in London and across the South East would fail health and safety checks, according to the Health & Safety Inspectorate (HSE), with basement conversions in prime London being…
Lettings fees ad rules to be clarified
There's to be no enforcement just yet on the Advertising Standard's Authority's decree that letting agents must include details of all compulsory fees on ads.
London Square exchanges on £50m Richmond resi scheme
Resi developer London Square has exchanged on Royal Star & Garter Homes' historic Grade II listed Richmond Home in West London, conditional on winning planning consent to convert the 181,543 sq ft building…
Designed for Life: PRP celebrates 50 years with new exhibition
There's to be no mid-life crisis for multidisciplinary master architects PRP as the firm hits the big Five-O this year.
Confidence Blossoms in PCL: Properties are selling faster, with fewer price reductions and fall-throughs
The Lonres Spring Residential Review reports a real air of optimism blossoming through the prime central market, with a doubling in the number of new instructions unable to stifle a 9% rise in the average…
Architects’ fees fall by 40%
This is not a good time to be an architect. 68 practices have gone bust already this year, according to Architect's Journal;
March madness is over as enquiries cool off
March was a bumper month for telephone enquiries to estate agents, with volumes up 25% on the previous month according to answering service Moneypenny.
Austerity Auction: Greek consul’s Holland Park pile smashes guide price
A quick update on our "Austerity Auction" story from last month;
Fine & Country pushes button on Telegraph App ads
Fine & Country has taken the plunge with the Telegraph's much-heralded, shiny news App - apparently the only global estate agency group so far to advertise on the new platform.
BVI leak reveals offshore secrets
Millions of documents naming many of the world's most wealthy individuals, and detailing their financial exploits, have leaked from the British Virgin Islands, potentially causing "a seismic shock to the…