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Fine & Country CEO walks after one year
Fine & Country's CEO Matthew Pryke has quit after just a year in the hot-seat.
Power shift in prime lettings market
Glad tidings from the lettings front line today, with reports of a huge rise in tenant registrations, increasing prices and longer tenancies.
CBRE snaps up EA Shaw
After a few weeks on the rumour-mill, CBRE announced today that it has acquired high-profile central London property agency EA Shaw.
Architect elected Mayor of Bristol; wears red trousers
George Ferguson, the red-trouser-wearing architect, master-planner and demolisher, has triumphed in Bristol's first Mayoral elections, beating Labour's candidate (the odds-on favourite) Marvin Rees by…
Asking prices slashed, except in London
Rightmove have revealed that average asking prices across the UK fell by 2.6% last month, despite a 1.2% increase in asking prices in London.
The London & Country Property Auction: 29/11/2012
Hamptons, John D Wood and Faron Sutaria will be combining forces at the end of this month to present a prime property uber-auction at the London Millenium Hotel.
Vince Cable’s back-door mansion tax
David Cameron is saying absolutely not (at the moment) to new council tax bands targeting high-value homes, but there's talk afoot of whopping new stamp duty charges for £1m+ properties, with Chancellor…
Allen & Overy loses HNW property specialist to Maurice Turnor Gardner
Sarah Conway will join boutique law firm Maurice Turnor Gardner as a partner in its residential property practice in January.
Smallbone tastes victory with £110,000 ultimate kitchen
Smallbone of Devizes has triumphed at the 10th annual Designer Kitchen and Bathroom Awards, walking away with the gong for Ultimate Luxury Kitchen Design.
MBE draws to close
It's the final day of the Mortgage Business Expo at the Excel Centre and there's still time to head down for the MMR seminar with Lynda Blackwell if you get your skates on.
Tchenguiz brothers bring Serious Fraud Office to account
The Serious Fraud Office has been ordered to pay property barons Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz (significant) legal costs, following the collapse of a case against them earlier this year.
Prime London resi continues to perform for confident Savills
Savills has released a confident Interim Management Statement (IMS) for the second half of 2012, which shows the group performing ahead of expectations.