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Native Land and Grosvenor have awarded a £50m construction contract to Sir Robert McAlpine to deliver their Alpha Place scheme on Chelsea Manor Street, London.

Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) Council’s planning applications committee has approved the proposal for outline planning permission for the £8bn redevelopment of 57 acres of land at West Kensington and Earls…

Lib Dem proposals for a new property wealth tax that would levy an annual charge on owners of prime properties, which Ed Balls last week called "serious", are now being championed by leading housing charity…

It's all about to kick-off in Wales... Here's the latest schedule for RESI 2012. Day 1 08:30 Registration 09:00 Welcome from RESI chair & host Sarah Montague, Broadcaster

Don Foster, the new Lib Dem communities minister, will take control of building regulations as part of his brief, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government today.

The capital's sales market is "chronically undersupplied", whilst the rental market is flooded with stock, according to Douglas & Gordon.

Nick Thomlinson, the driving force behind one of the world's top prime property brands, is to be replaced as Group Chairman and Senior Partner by Alistair Elliott when he retires in April.

Construction and house-building is in the Coalition's crosshairs this week, as swathe of new (and not-so-new) measures are announced by the Government to kick-start the foundations of the economy.

A quick bit of news on Home Condition Surveys before you head off for that Friday evening drink;

Top 10 Basement Conversion Tips:  In this week's briefing Anna Bastiaenen has some handy hints on how to create a successful basement conversion. 

Nick Bowles' first day in the job as Planning Minister and there’s already a fairly chunky (about 26’) piece of (albeit temporary) legislation: planning laws are to be relaxed even further, this time…

Grubby kitchens and bathrooms are the two biggest turn-offs for potential buyers, according to Rightmove's new research.