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Confidence Blossoms in PCL: Properties are selling faster, with fewer price reductions and fall-throughs
The Lonres Spring Residential Review reports a real air of optimism blossoming through the prime central market, with a doubling in the number of new instructions unable to stifle a 9% rise in the average…
Architects’ fees fall by 40%
This is not a good time to be an architect. 68 practices have gone bust already this year, according to Architect's Journal;
March madness is over as enquiries cool off
March was a bumper month for telephone enquiries to estate agents, with volumes up 25% on the previous month according to answering service Moneypenny.
Fine & Country pushes button on Telegraph App ads
Fine & Country has taken the plunge with the Telegraph's much-heralded, shiny news App - apparently the only global estate agency group so far to advertise on the new platform.
BVI leak reveals offshore secrets
Millions of documents naming many of the world's most wealthy individuals, and detailing their financial exploits, have leaked from the British Virgin Islands, potentially causing "a seismic shock to the…
Who is Hong Kong’s typical UHNWI?
Hong Kong’s ultra wealthy population holds US$43 billion worth of real estate assets, representing 9% of the total net worth of its ultra-high net worth (UHNW) population, according to the latest research…
£1m boost for charity as Devon estate goes under the hammer
A leading charity has received over £1m after a Devon estate was successfully sold at auction, for £200,000 above the guide price.
Dear Vince: RICS rallies members to help “eliminate the cowboys”
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has urged its members to write personal letters to Vince Cable ahead of this month's House of Commons debate on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
West End rental deals up 110% – LDG
Meanwhile, reports filtering in from one agency suggest it's been a rip-roaring start to 2013 for the West End rental market - in terms of volume anyway.
Zoopla powers new Barclays homeowner app
Zoopla has teamed up with Barclays to power the property search functions on the new Barclays Homeowner mobile app.
New legal giant Dentons will “challenge the status quo”
Merger creates giant of a firm with over 2,500 lawyers, including over 500 real estate specialists, in 79 locations around the world
Entries open for International Design Awards 2013
The third SBID International Design Awards, which "recognise excellence in the interior design industry," is open for business.