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Gazumping is part of property market “flexibility” – Shapps
Grant Shapps, the Housing Minister, has ruled out any reforms to tackle gazumping in the property market in a reply to a Commons question from Tory MP Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne & Sheppey).
Floods could cost £2.5 billion – again
This year's summer flooding marks the fifth anniversary of 2007's floods, which cost the insurance industry £2.5 billion.
Battle to find best golfer in UK resi property heats up
Over the last three months, 260 residential agents and developers have been battling it out on the golf course in the regional qualifying heats of the Zoopla Charity Classic 2012 to secure a much-coveted…
Mayfield Grange wins Best Interior Design award
Weston Homes has beaten off strong competition from St James to win What House's Best Interior Design Gold Award for their Mayfield Grange development in East Sussex.
Plans for Valandy nuptials cause a stir
If yours hasn't arrived yet, you're probably not going unfortunately.
Prime business booming for John D Wood
John D Wood managed to sell 8% more £2m+ properties since this year’s Budget than in the same period last year, according to Managing Director Peter Young.
CML pushes for stamp duty reform
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have set out a range of options for fundamental stamp duty reforms that would do away with the current (flawed) "slab" structure.
Barn conversions won’t need planning permission as planning system streamlined
Greg Clark, the Minister of State for Decentralisation and Cities, has announced further moves to simplify the planning system, including speeding up the appeals process and making it easier to change…
Sales of £5m+ London resi rack up £1billion in three months
There were more than 100 sales of £5m+ residential property in the three months to the end of June 2012, according to research from Savills, equating to a total value of over £1 billion in a quarter…
International buyers snap up 34% of all prime London sales (49% by value)
International buyers account for 34% by volume and 49% by value of all prime London sales, according to Savills' latest report. With the value of PCL stock rising to £21 billion, that's £10.
New presidential team for RICS
See Lian Ong has replaced Robert Peto as RICS president, with Alan Collett taking over as President Elect and Michael Newey becoming Senior Vice President.
St John’s Wood landmark development on track for Feb 2013
The Atrium, a new development on Park Road that will feature a £9.