£375k price tag for Knightsbridge parking space
With supercar thefts on the rise in PCL, agents are expecting lots of interest in this 215 square foot spot below Kingston House South
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British Land boss ‘preparing to step down’
The UK’s second-biggest property company is in the process of lining up a successor to long-standing chief exec Chris Grigg, according to reports
£16.5m mansion tucked away on Acacia Road
Extra-special proposition on one of north London’s top turnings changes hands for the first time in 40 years
Lettings agency pushes into prime west London with ‘let-for-free’ campaign
Tim Hassell’s Draker Lettings is hoping to attract the attentions of landlords across Notting Hill, Bayswater and Holland Park with a ‘compelling’ offer
‘Developers will struggle to break ground on new sites’: Woes continue in PCL’s new-build sector
New-build transaction slump should serve as a cautionary tale against any further tax tinkering, warns LCP
£14m price tag for Coombe Estate development opp
Near-two acre plot next to the prestigious Coombe Hill golf club has room for three palatial residences measuring 12,500 square feet apiece
Supply & demand move further out of kilter as vendors hold back
Demand may be surging, but new property listings have fallen by 21% year-on-year says Knight Frank, while January’s UK transaction tally was 4% lower than in 2019…
UK leads the way as PropTech investment ‘reaches critical mass’
“The PropTech movement is reaching a critical mass,” says Professor Baum of Oxford Saïd Business School. “Regulatory roadblocks remain, but the first companies to overcome them will reap huge rewards. 2020 looks set to be a year of disruption for the real estate industry.”
Mandatory New Homes Ombudsman to police ‘rogue’ developers
All housebuilders will need to sign-up to Robert Jenrick’s New Homes Ombudsman scheme.
Ranked: 2019’s best & worst performing areas for house price inflation
North Devon and southern Wales saw the highest rates of property price inflation last year, while London boroughs saw the sharpest falls.
Countrywide & LSL confirm plot for property industry mega-merger
LSL and Countrywide – which operate around 1,000 estate agency branches between them, including Marsh & Parsons, Hamptons and John D Wood – are reported to be in “serious” discussions about merging. “Countrywide confirms that it is in discussions with LSL Property Services plc regarding a possible all-share combination,” said the firm’s Company Secretary this morning.
Best bids and attended exchanges on the rise in PCL, reports agency
Buyers’ and sellers’ confidence and optimism is ‘back with a bang’, according to Chestertons