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John D Wood opens Clapham office today
John D Wood's 15th London office - and fifth south of the river - opens today (24th September) at 47 Balham Hill.
September bounce in house price sentiment
People think their homes fell in value again in September, but there's a silver (well, more bronze) lining: the general consensus is that they dropped by less than in any month over the last two years.
New Chairman for RICS Wales
Neil Brierley, Director at Davis Langdon, Cardiff, has been appointed Chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Wales Board.
London prime property prices top out
Prime property prices in London have breached their previous high, set in March 2008, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Autumn: “the new Spring” for property sales, but it’s an eBay market
Strutt & Parker are predicting an Autumn surge for the property market, with buyers who were side-tracked by all the fun stuff that happened over the Summer getting back into the groove and househunting…
HMRC sews up Stamp Duty loopholes
HMRC is cracking down on SDLT avoidance schemes, making it far more tricky for property buyers to avoid paying stamp duty.
Demand for panic rooms escalates
Panic rooms - once the preserve of embassies, cartel countries and (weak) action movies - are showing up on ever more mainstream floorplans as British homeowners elect to protect their families as well…
Planning permission time extension extended
The Department for Communities and Local Government has confirmed that 2009's temporary provision that allows for the extension of time-limits on unimplemented planning permissions, has been extended for…
High rise plans may be scuppered by Westminster
High rise buildings could be off the menu in Westminster and on the Southbank after Robert Ayton, head of design and conservation at Westminster City Council, told architects that he supports Unesco's…
Centre Point scheme goes back to the drawing board
Almacantar's plans for Centre Point, which include converting the entire main tower into 82 residential apartments, have been rejected by Camden Council.
Big Debate backs high speed rail network
The Planning Summer School's Big Debate came out strongly in favour of not just HS2 between London and Birmingham, but also HS3 and HS4.
What’s Weibo? China’s Twitter offers opportunities for UK luxury property
A new social media marketing service has been launched that claims to help luxury brands reach affluent Chinese consumers directly using China’s insanely popular version of Twitter, Weibo.