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August’s 100 priciest property transactions
Exactly the same number (1,170) of £1m+ properties were sold in August as in July, according to the latest set of Price Paid data from the Land Registry.
Countrywide makes a £34m move on commercial
The UK's biggest residential property group, Countrywide plc - which owns a swathe of high street resi brands including Hamptons, John D Wood and Faron Sutaria - is making a major move into the commercial…
Marsh & Parsons signs-up new Director of Resi Developments and Investments
Estate agency Marsh & Parsons has recruited Charles Holland as its new Director of Residential Developments and Investments.
Domestic SW London “playing catch-up” with PCL
Outer prime London (we're going with OPL) is "playing catch-up" with prime central London (PCL) property prices, according to two reports issued on the same day.
The Other Power Station: Lots Road gets £1bn makeover
South of the river has been hogging the development limelight for the last few years, but the north bank has its very own massive power station scheme too.
“Lively” Crown Estate re-appoints Sir Stuart Hampson as Chair
There'll be no change at the top for the Crown Estate for the next four years or so; Sir Stuart Hampson has just been re-appointed as Chair and Gareth Baird as Scottish Commissioner.
Strutt goes for mobile website over app
Strutt & Parker has decided not to create an iPhone app, and has instead launched a new mobile version of its website - m.struttandparker.com - to tap into the growing mobile property search market.
KFH changes up in West London
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is changing things up and rolling out more services in West London as part of the company's punchy expansion plans.
Rich Brits’ need for “colossal grouse moorland” and “great schlosses in the Home Counties” getting in the way of mega-philanthropy – B.Johnson
"And I'll get myself into terrible trouble here...
Countrywide takes on 60 trainee surveyors
There's been something of a run on Countrywide's new trainee surveyor programme, with demand streaming in from all sorts of property peeps.
OK to build in National Parks; just offset the nature somewhere – Paterson
This sounds like a really bad idea: The Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson, is scheduled to announce that developers can build in National Parks, just so long as they do some "biodiversity offsetting"…
Country Pursuit: Rural estates continue to perform
The UK's rural estates continue to perform from an investment point of view, according to Savills' latest data, thanks mainly to strong showings from the resi and agricultural sectors.