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City offices protected from automatic resi conversion
New Article 4 Direction obtained amid concerns over ‘harm to the primary business function of the City’
Lomond recruits Foxtons’ lettings boss as CEO
Lloyds-backed estate agency group is poised to enter the London property market.
Record year for home improvements as planning consents surge
Nearly 250,000 planning consents were granted in England in the year to September 2021; a fifth above the pre-pandemic norm, and an increase of more than a third on the previous 12 months.
‘A vital reminder of the gender inequalities that exist all around us’: Five prime resi leaders on why we need International Women’s Day
The first episode of Caroline Donaghue and Priya Rawal's Real Rendezvous podcast celebrates female leaders in the luxury property world, while highlighting some troubling facts about gender inequality.
Buyer found for important Arts and Crafts mansion in Surrey
Charles Voysey’s Norney Grange, star of BAFTA-nominated film The Dig, was guided at £8m
Gove ‘disappointed’ as property developers ‘fall short’ on cladding remediation
"If an agreement is not reached by the end of March, I have been clear that government will impose a solution in law," warns the Housing Secretary, "and have taken powers to impose this solution through…
Middleton Advisors boosts Estates & Special Projects team
Will Langmead has joined Mark Parkinson and Tom Hudson's agency after seven years with Strutt & Parker, and will be sourcing significant houses and estates for clients across the country
Foxtons names new lettings chief
Gareth Atkins is taking over from Ed Philips as Foxtons' Managing Director - Lettings.
New lettings head at Knight Frank South Kensington
Mark Batty has moved over to lead the team at the branch on Old Brompton Rd, 12 years after joining the firm from Hamptons International
Knight Frank & Savills suspend Russian divisions
Global property consultancies suspend long-established business ties in Moscow, joining a growing corporate exodus from Russia as the Ukraine war continues.
nurtur.group buys BriefYourMarket
Fine & Country-owner makes another proptech splash, backed by Toscafund.
Economic Crime Bill fast-tracked through House of Commons today
The long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill will be "expedited through all its Commons stages" today (7th March), four years after draft legislation was published.