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HOME: Show Preview 2013
The trade-only design frenzy that is HOME is just around the corner, and it's not one to miss if you are in the interiors game.
Penrose calls on English Heritage to protect our views
John Penrose, the former architecture minister, has called for Britain's best views to be listed by English Heritage in the same way as historic buildings to avoid "casual destruction".
Prime country property prices end year down 3.8%
2012's final quarter saw prime country property prices drop again by 1.2%, taking the annual price fall to 3.8% according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Zoopla rounds-off 2012 by absorbing Globrix
Zoopla's buying spree continued right to the end of 2012, with the DPG-merged group snapping up Globrix.com from A&N Media for an undisclosed sum over Christmas. The Globrix brand is all but erased already;
Number of British property millionaires hits 300,000
Nearly 50,000 new property millionaires were created in Britain last year, bringing the total number of £1m+ properties to 300,000, according to some new stats from Zoopla.
£5m+ property prices now 32% above 2007 peak
Three and a half years of headline-grabbing hikes have resulted in average prime central London property prices now standing 23.9% above their former 2007 peak, according to Savills.
EPC changes confirmed (and clarified)
As Don Foster announced on Tuesday, EPC display rules have been "recast"..
Vauxhall Towers win planning approval
A year after submitting detailed proposals, CLS Holdings has got the go-ahead to begin construction of two 50-storey mixed-use towers in Vauxhall, between Vauxhall's transport "hub" and Ballymore's new…
No full frontal for EPCs
MP Don Foster announced yesterday that property details won't have to include the full front page of an EPC after all.
Prime Movers: Who’s the best buying agent?
Prime Movers are property's power brokers; the sharpest, shrewdest, most successful, connected, respected individuals in the industry; they are at the top of the game at the top of the market.
Wealthy foreign students account for a third of prime London tenants
29% of London Central Portfolio's private tenants are rich foreign students, paying an average of £28,878 pa to live in Westminster and prime central London.
Serviced apartment rents rocket 25% in a year
London’s market for serviced apartments is officially booming, with rents rocketing on the burgeoning number of short term accommodation options in the capital, according to CBRE.