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Amaanah launches sharia-compliant London prime resi fund
Berkeley Square-based investment and asset management firm, Amaanah Investment Group, is launching a sharia-compliant prime resi fund aimed squarely at Gulf investors looking to invest in London residential…
Twitter’s 100 most influential estate agents – Zoopla
Zoopla has gotten involved in the Twitter-list game, unveiling a list of the 100 most influential estate agents on Twitter.
Shell Centre plans shaping up
It's looking good for Canary Wharf and Qatari Diar on the Southbank, as their 2.
Trend-bucking Fulham sees house sales leap
Rather than settling dust, one particular area of south west London is witnessing a dramatic sales trend in the wake of the government's new SDLT measures.
Flirting vendors but little action – D&G
Potential vendors are flirting with selling their properties, but supply levels still haven't risen to meet some pretty consistently strong demand in Douglas & Gordon's reckoning.
Off-Plan: Only 15% of respondents supported extended permitted development rights
Only 15% of respondents to the Government's consultation supported new permitted development rights that double the size of extensions allowed without the need for planning permission, according to results…
Winkworth sets up shop in St Albans
Adding yet another branch to its burgeoning network, Winkworth has announced a new offering in the commuter haven of St Albans.
HS2: Majority of compensation applications “turned down”
299 of the 455 applications made by homeowners living in the shadow of HS2's first stage have been rejected, according to reports today.
Christie’s uncorks world’s first vineyard estate agency
A specialist service for buyers of vineyard properties has definitely got legs, according to Christie’s.
More Foxtons float rumours
Talks of a Foxtons IPO continue to the rounds, with Sky News reporting that the estate agency's owner, BC Capital, is planning to appoint an investment bank later this month to "examine strategic options…
“One Stop Shop” for infrastructure planning opens for business
A new "one-stop-shop service for planning consents" will, according to Whitehall, make major infrastructure projects easier to get off the ground by reducing the number of bodies developers need to consult…
The stately home at the centre of the global economy (for two days)
The Grade I listed Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire plays host to this year's G7 Summit of global economic leaders.