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BLME completes £12m Sharia loan for Kensington resi development
BLME, the largest Islamic bank in Europe, has completed on a £12m, two year loan facility to Curzon Asset Management for the development of nine luxury apartments in Kensington.
Industry welcomes lettings regulation
A whole bunch of lettings industry organisations have been cheering the Lords decision to to introduce a modicum of regulation to the lettings business.
The Only Way is Down: RBKC basement applications up by a third
2012 was a busy year for basement companies, with a whopping 33% year-on-year increase in "subterranean development" cases registered in Kensington & Chelsea.
Over half of English councils are not ready for NPFF
Just over half of English councils are not prepared for the Government’s planning reforms which are due to kick-in on 27 March, according to The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
Knight Frank trades up in Milton Keynes
Knight Frank's Milton Keynes office will be moving to new "bigger and better" premises next month.
Balance of power shifts to tenants as supply of prime rental stock shoots up
After a significant shift in supply levels, the pendulum of power in London's prime lettings market appears to have swung away from the capital's landlords, according to Chesterton Humberts' latest findings.
One in five architects currently unemployed
22% of architects currently classify themselves as unemployed, and of these, more than a third are claiming jobseeker’s allowance, according to Building Design's inaugural industry-wide employment…
Brand of Brothers: Property siblings wanted to front new TV show
Ever fancied yourself as the next Beeny or McCloud? Think you could out-present Allsopp and Spencer? If you have a sibling and you both work in property, this could be right up your street.
World’s wealthy set to grow by 50% in the next decade as “appetite for risk” returns
The global stock of high net worth individuals (HNWIs) grew by 8,700 (5%) last year, and is expected to increase by 50% over the next 10 years, according to Knight Frank's magnificent seventh Wealth Report.
Lettings ads must now show all compulsory fees
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decreed that lettings agents must include details of all compulsory fees in their property advertising.
Dark Art: New 245k Rolls Royce Wraith launches
Power, drama and "a hint of the noir"... no, not the canteen at the House of Commons, but the new £245,000 Rolls Royce Wraith - the most exciting Rolls Royce since...well...the last one.
Central London development market booms as sales rocket 50% in a year
Heightened activity in last year's Central London development market has propelled sales and construction to hit some heady post-crisis peaks, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, with further strong performance…