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Big Picture: Miami, Lagos & Hong Kong lead world property price growth
Miami, Lagos and Hong Kong were the star performers of 2012, according to the Lonres International House Price Growth Comparison, each seeing values soar by over 25%.
Smart Casual: Strutt & Parker Open House Day brings in £50m worth of offers
Saturday's perfect viewing conditions tempted buyers out from under their duvets in their droves, according to Strutt & Parker, and it sounds like they brought their chequebooks with them.
What did PMs do to house prices? – Knight Frank
British history is usually divided up into Royal reigns. Knight Frank, however, has other ideas;
2013 off to a £77m flyer for Dragonfly
Dragonfly Property Finance, the bridging loan specialist, has just had its biggest ever quarter, completing 119 loans worth £77m.
2013's Q1 also saw 39 loans - worth £37m - redeemed.
Braemar portfolio breaks £1bn
Property manager Braemar Estates has officially attained behemothic status, announcing today that its assets under administration have now reached £1 billion.
Demand for luxury property jumps from troubled economies
Demand for luxury international property has risen by 2% in the last 12 months, with demand from economically dodgy countries jumping by up to 10% as investors look for safer havens, according to Luxuryestate.com.
By Rural Appointment: Prince Charles to guest edit Country Life
Following a triumphantly "down to earth" performance on BBC One's Countryfile earlier this year, Prince Charles appears to have developed a penchant for guest-editing, announcing today that he will be…
YOUhome makes waves with Wellstead & Wellstead acquisition
Dorset-based agency-to-watch YOUhome (co-run by ex-Hamptons International boss Jeremy Priestley) has beefed up its sales and letting business by acquiring independent firm Wellstead & Wellstead.
Miserable March drove valuations and instructions down 30% – D&G
The unusually long-tailed winter had a big impact on last month's sales valuations and new instructions, according to Douglas & Gordon, who saw a chunky 30% drop off on last year's numbers.
Residential Land headlines RESI Awards
Residential Land has signed-up as a headline sponsor for Property Week's second annual RESI Awards, which happen on 1st May at the London Hilton on Park Lane.
Defra announces Ash Dieback crackdown
DEFRA has launched a £1.5m scheme to crack down on Ash Dieback (Chalara).
House sales reach three year high – RICS
The number of homes sold in the UK reached a three year high during March as increased confidence in the market continued to translate into sales, according to the latest RICS housing market survey, released…