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Prime outer London market outpacing PCL – Knight Frank
Less than a week after releasing its predictions for the next five years (+24% UK-wide if you missed it), Knight Frank has been updating us on last month's activity in the UK, prime and rental markets.
Architects report first annual workload increase since 2008
There's bad news for Jeremy Kyle's viewing figures this week, with architects reporting their first annual workload increase in over four years.
Mayfair Capital closes resi fund
Mayfair Capital Investment Management has closed its London resi development finance fund, Mayfair Capital Residential 1 with £28m in the pot.
This closing - the second and final - brought in £12.
Property Ombudsman launches new rules for buying agents
The Property Ombudsman has announced a new Code of Practice for property buying agents in the hope of bringing a semblance of proper professionalism to the industry.
Knight Frank expands resi research unit
Knight Frank has recruited a new Associate Partner to its Residential Research team.
Candy nets Sugar Quay freehold from the fishmongers
Christian Candy’s CPC Group has secured the freehold to "the last big residential development site in the City of London", Sugar Quay.
Last call for Agents’s Mutual Gold standard as portal smashes targets
Agents' Mutual - the agent-owned challenger property portal - has issued a final call for estate agents to sign up to its "Gold" scheme, and now expects to smash its original target of 1,000 Gold members…
Britain’s 50 most historic streets
House historian Melanie Backe-Hansen has compiled a list of the 50 most historically-important streets in Britain and Ireland, from Roman roads to Georgian crescents; street markets to village thoroughfares.
“Maverick” architect to submit plans for resi tower next to heliport
Will Alsop, the former RMJM architect who now runs All Design, is apparently all set to submit plans for a 19-storey residential scheme next to the London Heliport in Battersea.
Will Alsop
Evening Standard New Homes Awards: Call for entries
The date's been set for the 23rd London Evening Standard New Homes Awards, and 12 categories are now open for entries...
Countrywide scoops “IPO of the Year”
Countrywide plc has won the award for "Best IPO of the Year" at the 12th Annual Shares Awards, held last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Big guns square up over £250m Canadian High Commission
It sounds like there's a bunfight brewing over the £250m Canadian High Commission building on Grosvenor Square.