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Garrington reports increases in transactions, price per square foot and £5m+ sales
Average prices per square foot in PCL in the first half of 2012 are now in excess of £1,340, say Garrington in their brand new London Property Market Review, an increase of 12.
Singapore buyers still spending in London
The number private properties being bought in Singapore may have declined in recent months but the same cannot be said for the number of Singaporeans buying London property, says Andrew Batt.
Blenheim Bishop merges with Monaco specialists
Resi lettings, management and sales agency Blenheim Bishop have announced a merger with Pastor, one of Monaco's largest and longest standing real estate firms, which has been responsible for constructing…
Overseas investment creating ‘distorted and dysfunctional’ PCL housing market
Left-leaning think-tank, the Smith Institute, has called on the Government to address the impact of overseas buyers purchasing PCL homes for investment purposes.
New Kensington Church Street office for Chestertons
Nick Carter and Francesca Fortunati
Chesterton Humberts has announced the opening of a brand new office in Kensington Church Street, to work alongside their existing Kensington High Street branch.
June’s a washout for prime London transactions: here’s the skinny on LonRes’s Summer Market Report
The latest London property market review from LonRes makes for some pretty depressing reading.
Native Land on £1bn spending spree after securing Gulf-based investor
Alasdair Nicholls, Chief Executive of Native Land
Resi specialist, Native Land, has released a statement announcing that a major private Gulf based investor has taken a 45% shareholding in the company.
PLP take over Brockton’s Curzon Street luxury development brief
Lee Polisano’s PLP has pipped top US architect Robert Stern at the last minute to win the re-design of Brockton Capital’s proposed 56 Curzon Street development.
Architects Anonymous
A major YouGov survey has revealed a startling lack of knowledge about the work undertaken by architects, with 15% of respondents unaware that they even designed buildings.
Commissioned by InBuilding.
Huge double tax hit for British owners of second homes in France
UK residents who own second homes in France now face a double tax on property income as Francoise Hollande launches a new 15.
Landlords capitalise on summer lulls
Almost a third of respondents in the latest Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) survey claimed they had increased the size of their portfolios since July 2011.
House Price Index shows overall increase, driven by 7.2 pc rise in London
UK house prices increased by 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to May 2012, continuing the pattern seen since early 2010. This rise was driven by a 7.