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London property demand up 30% as supply levels drop 33%
There's a familiar story doing the rounds today: stock levels are down but demand and deal levels are riding high in London.
Right start for Angle on Buckingham Street
Mayfair-based developer Angle Property has reported a brisk trade in its new scheme on Buckingham Street, Covent Garden, with all four of the Linley-designed one-bedroom units going for full asking price…
Chronic short supply threatens a healthy property market
Demand and deal levels are rosy, according to Hamptons,which reports strong August sales and ever-increasing numbers of new applicants.
“Naughty but nice” Foxtons float already oversubscribed
Shares in Foxtons have been described as "Marmite" by brokers, as Reuters reports that the estate agency's planned stock market float is already over-subscribed.
Rising prices bring vendors out of the woodwork – RICS
After months of low stock and relatively few new properties hitting the market, rising prices and burgeoning buyer demand have led to significant increases in homes coming onto the UK property market,…
Cable warns housing market “getting out of control”
Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, has delivered an "embarrassing slapdown" to George Osborne's perky assessment of the UK economy.
Building Bonanza: Planning applications up 30%
The number of planning applications for big resi schemes has rocketed by 30% in the last year, according to research by construction bods Glenigan and Barbour ABI and Knight Frank.
Piccadilly planning nod for British Land
It looks like British Land's Mayfair masterplan is coming together.
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Exec management call-up for Taylor Wimpey London MD
Taylor Wimpey has appointed a new member to its executive management team.
The battle of Britain goes on in Singapore
No less than six London property projects exhibited their developments in Singapore last weekend – with two further projects from outside the capital trying to tempt local buyers and investors to splash…
Grosvenor and Colliers make a move on Brunei
One of the first London Property Exhibitions to take place in Brunei happened last week, notes PropertyGuru's Andrew Batt, with agents describing both the levels of interest and sales as being far better…
Heaton up as buying agency expands
Heaton & Partners, the property buying business set up in February by former PropertyVision director Ed Heaton, seems to be riding high in an "unusual market".