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UK property over-priced by 31% – OECD
House prices in the UK are 31% too high in relation to rents and over-priced by 21% compared to incomes, according to research by the OECD.
The Law Review: Judicial reviews, squatters, office-to-resi and social media
Mishcon de Reya's Real Estate team gives the skinny on the latest machinations in property law, including office-to-resi permitted development rights, changes to the judicial review system, squatters,…
Candy wins office-to-resi approval in Westminster
Christian Candy's CPC Group has got the nod for a 31-unit residential development at 26 Chapter Street, SW1.
Vizzihome shacks up with Zoopla
Zoopla Property Group has bought-up property data company Vizzihome for an as yet undisclosed sum...
Royal Albert Docks to become a £1bn “gateway for Asian and Chinese business”
The Royal Albert Docks are to be turned into London's third financial district by Chinese developer ABP, working with UK developer Stanhope and architects/masterplanners Farrells.
Office to resi rules in play from today
New permitted development rights that allow the conversion of unused office space into residential use come into force today, although 17 local authorities, including swathes of London, are exempt from…
Stanhope and BBC submit TV Centre plans
Stanhope and the BBC have just submitted their planning application to turn West London's Television Centre into a 14-acre mixed use development with around 1,000 residential units.
Primelocation.com lords it up with cricket sponsorship deal
With a comprehensive drubbing of New Zealand in the bag and and a rip-roaring Ashes series in the offing, hopes are unnaturally high for some English success on the cricket field this summer.
Restoration of Battersea Power Station to start in October
A mere thirty years after the power was switched off, restoration work to the Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station will officially grind into action in October this year.
Fine & Country’s Scottish play
Fine & Country is extending its reach North of the border for the first time.
London still needs Singapore buyers
Property developers from London still need buyers from Southeast Asia, says PropertyGuru's Andrew Batt from Singapore, despite a notable increase in the number of British buyers who have returned to the…
Prime waterfront property sails ahead
Buyers in the South West should be prepared to shell out a whopping 66% premium if they want a prime spot on the waterfront, according to some new research from Knight Frank.