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Don’t personalise marketing emails…
A good old-fashioned email still has more clout in a buying decision than all that social media guff, according to new research by The Economist and Lyris.
Ready about for Henley as deals surge 30%
With a cracking sense of timing, The Buying Solution has flagged up some exceptionally high demand in lovely Henley.
Portal Kombat: Another agent-owned property portal enters the fray
Would you believe it?
Look North (London): Investors go North and East for property returns
Investors should be looking North and a bit East to pick up the best returns in London, according to Allen Wargent.
Hammersmith & Fulham goes through the roof
Hammersmith and Fulham Council has been praised by estate agency Winkworth for creating a particularly robust property market over the last five years.
Compare the Markets: Savills launches new interactive map
Savills has launched a swanky new interactive map of London to help buyers hone in on a particular area, measure it up against its neighbours and see where it's headed price-wise over the next five years.
Suits You: Jermyn Street resi scheme launches
The Crown Estate's right royal regeneration of St James's is picking up pace, with the launch of the area's latest luxury resi scheme on the impeccably turned-out Jermyn Street.
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Mayfair top end slows but plenty of action sub £5m
It's still inexplicably absent from the Monopoly board, but that doesn't seem to have greatly affected Mayfair's resi market so far this year.
Demand for London homes will outstrip supply by 48% over the next decade – Knight Frank
There's a whole lot more resi developing going on now than at any time since the crash - with 63% more resi units being granted planning permission in 2012 compared to 2011 - but there's still no chance…
Development World: The London Real Estate Forum, Berkeley Square
Most of London's property development community will be descending on Berkeley Square for the next two days, as the inaugural London Real Estate Forum gets underway in a massive tent.
(Late) Spring Fling: Highest prime property demand since 2007 – Hamptons
Demand for property across London and the South of the UK is at its highest level since 2007, up 20% on the same time last year, according to Hamptons International.
Four property market predictions (and a chance to win a case of wine)
Tea leaves at the ready. What will happen to the property market over the next 12 months is anybody's guess, but some are rather more well informed...