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Popular Cornwall left out of ‘Best Places to Live’ rundown as housing crisis deepens
Judges of the influential annual Sunday Times guide take decision "in recognition of the problems caused in the county’s housing market by incomers buying second homes".
Global cities see highest house price growth in nearly 18 years
44% of global cities saw average house prices surge by more than 10% in 2021.
Roman mansion with Caravaggio ceiling fails to attract any bids, again
Villa Aurora will have its asking price slashed by another 20% for a third auction attempt in June.
Auction houses reports strong spring sales
A lack of stock in the agency market has continued to bring out the buyers, says Savills
Investor secures £100mn loan for 92-apartment Battersea Power Station bulk buy
The acquisition of 92 apartments on Battersea Power Station's Electric Boulevard "represents a prudent long term investment in one of the capital’s most exciting transformation projects," says MGT boss…
Work gets underway on luxury multi-townhouse scheme opposite Harrods
Super-prime construction firm Knowles will be delivering Phase 1 works at 3-11 Lancelot Place
Mapped: Britain’s busiest property markets in 2022 so far
There are currently 172,589 residential properties listed for sale across the UK, according to research by TwentyCi, and another 237,512 homes with sales agreed.
Construction tech firm Modulous installs UK MD
Jason Bennett-Meere has been promoted to the newly-created UK Managing Director role at off-site house-building business Modulous.
Howard de Walden Estate bolsters exec committee
David McArthur, Andrea Merrington, and Craig Clements have joined the executive board of the organisation, which owns some 850 buildings across a 92-acre swathe of Marylebone
Property pros cite inflation as key influencing factor in real estate’s ‘new era’
Macro-economic factors will play a major role in shaping real estate markets over the coming years, according to a survey by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Insurance warning for homeowners as build costs continue to soar
‘Buildings should always be covered for the amount it would cost to replace them, and that cost could be much greater than anticipated’, says Savills
Millett steps up to run top agency’s HNW Private Clients division
Alexander Millett is "a significant hire whose vast experience sets him up as a key conduit for the super-prime residential market and global wealth network of BNP Paribas Bank," says Strutt & Parker's…