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Planning free-for-all: permission-free extensions extended
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…
The key to successful selling this autumn: a pair of Marigolds
Grubby kitchens and bathrooms are the two biggest turn-offs for potential buyers, according to Rightmove's new research.
Top ten basement conversion tips
Top 10 Basement Conversion Tips: In this week's briefing Anna Bastiaenen has some handy hints on how to create a successful basement conversion.
100% Design line-up announced for International Pavilions 2012
100% Design is the largest and most prestigious single-site design event in the UK.
Berkeley building on London’s ‘world class’ status
Berkeley Group's AGM, which happens today, will see Chairman Tony Pidgley confirm that long-term goals and shareholder expectations are all in-hand and hunky-dory.
Former CEO of Digital Property Group announced as Landmark Quest MD
It's a big week for Landmark Quest, provider of risk management, mobile solutions and software for lenders and surveyors, as it announces two senior appointments, including Mark Milner from The Digital…
Hearthstone resi fund set for lift off
A quick update on a story we featured in May...
Camilla Dell on why buyers should not rule out short leases
Many buyers say they'll only consider a freehold or long-lease property, but that rules out a huge number of cracking homes, especially in prime central London.
PCL sales hit a high, but growth slows
Knight Frank's latest report, out today, shows that prime central London property prices are now 14% above their March 2008 peak, and nearly 50% above their March 2009 low.
London rents drop again but volume’s on the up
Prime central London rents have now fallen for fourteen out of the last fifteen months, according to Knight Frank's latest Residential Review. August saw a 0.4% drop, taking the annual change to -1.7%.
New planning laws trampling on the Greenbelt could come in next month
Next month's Economic Development Bill is likely to centre around new planning laws that could pave the way for the destruction of the Greenbelt - one of Britain's most popular planning laws.