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Patrizia appoints UK resi specialist
German fund manager Patrizia Immobilien AG has significantly bolstered its resi investment and asset management capabilities in the UK, by appointing former CBRE and Grainger big-hitter Andrew Pratt.
Winkworth posts annual results
It's results day for Winkworth and as usual there's no shortage of interesting stats to mull over.
In a nutshell, the firm reported a 6.4% increase in transactions, a 7.8% increase in turnover, a 10.
The Spread of Prime London: A £2,000 psf wave
Prime London is spreading at a rate of 125 metres per year, with the traditional £1,000 psf prime benchmark value being usurped by a new wave of £2,000 psf properties, according to a new report by CBRE.
Navy Deal Sealed: Finchatton and Abu Dhabi complete on £250m Grosvenor Square
**UPDATE: Finchatton and the Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation have now completed on the £250m purchase of 20 Grosvenor Square. **
Is there a property lending boom ahead?
Savills has been asking this very question to lenders today as part of the firm's 25th annual financing property presentation. In short, no.
Olympia Art & Antiques Fair: Talks and events
This year's events programme at the 41st Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair (6th to 16th June 2013), has a few real gems for arty/antiquey/interiors types...
Hey Big Earner: £1m+ salaries on the rise
The number of British taxpayers earning more than a million pounds a year has almost doubled over the last 24 months, according to new stats from HMRC, while the number of UK ultra-high net worth (UHNW) households…
CPC rolls into retail finance
Christian Candy’s CPC Group is expanding its Omni Capital financial services brand into the retail sector, acquiring point-of-sale credit facilities provider Logical Finance.
PCL sales prices carry on up as rental market shows life
Prime central London house prices are now 58% above their 2009 low, having risen by 7.2% over the last 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Fashion Houses: Tudorvale launches luxury brand themed penthouses in Tech City
London property developer Tudorvale is launching two fashion-brand themed "uberprime" penthouses in its flagship Bezier scheme on City Road, EC1.
Number of discounted prime properties falls to lowest level in three years
The proportion of price-reduced £1m+ properties has fallen from 27% to 18% over the last 12 months, the lowest its been since the Summer of 2010, according to Primelocation.
New £250m office-to-resi scheme on London’s South Bank?
A prominent building on the South Bank could be about to undergo a blockbusting office-to-resi makeover.
According to reports out today, Singapore-based Ho Bee Investments Ltd.