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£2.85bn “wall of money” for the private rented sector
Jones Lang LaSalle is predicting a whopping influx of funds into the private rented sector this year, estimating that £2.85bn is being targeted at Britain's PRS from UK and overseas client funds.
Caan and Butt go into construction with Leadership and Management
Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate is launching yet another venture
Property Marketing Awards 2013: The Winners
It's been a while since we've had a good old awards ceremony - at least a couple of weeks - but it was the turn of the mighty property marketing world to throw some high-fives last night at the 21st PMAs,…
Williams’ country pile going for a song
Robbie Williams' country pile - one of Wiltshire's finest - is now on sale for £3m less than he paid for it in 2009, having been on-and-off the market since July 2010.
EPCs are “redundant” – County Homesearch
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are having no bearing on the sale of properties, according to County Homesearch, although the laudable plan was to help improve the energy efficiency of housing stock.
Measuring Up: Strutt & Parker goes the cubic route
Strutt & Parker has debuted its big idea in property measurement this week, pushing sales by volume over standard square footage.
Happy Lending: Mortgages up a fifth in May
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May leapt up to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.
Use it or Lose it: Labour to tell developers to build or be gone
Ed Miliband is calling for new compulsory purchase powers that would give local councils the right to forcibly buy back land with planning permission that property developers are sitting on.
New business development head for Carter Jonas
Iain Mulvey has joined Carter Jonas as Business Development Director.
Notting Hill gut job causes “irreversible damage” to listed building
An architect and building contractor have pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to causing irreversible damage to a Grade II listed townhouse in the heart of Notting Hill.
Sir Merv’s watch saw London house prices rise by £600k
Sir Mervyn King GBE FBA’s (he's just been given a peerage) ten year reign as Guv'ner of the Bank saw a £600k surge in London property prices, with house prices in prime central London lifting by 58.
Wealth Health: One million join the global HNW club
A global recovery in the property and equity markets caused a bit of a rebound for the world's wealthy in the in 2012, with the investable wealth of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) growing by 10%…