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Barton Willmore promotes five to Partner level
The planning and design consultancy has created five new Partners and four new Directors.
Cost of construction materials soars by nearly a quarter
Steel and timber prices have absolutely rocketed over the last year, according to official government data.
Bid deadline set for ‘£100m’ stately home project in Oxfordshire
With a floorspace of 68,000 square feet, the Palladian-style St John’s House would be the largest new home to be built in the UK for over a hundred years.
London’s prime property market gears up for a busy autumn & winter
New data from LonRes suggests activity levels could be about to rise again in the capital…
Record number of stately home owners open doors to the public
20% more historic houses are open to the public now compared to 2009, says Boodle Hatfield.
Ballymore submits 1,610-home Royal Docks plan
Glenn Howells Architects and HAL architects have designed a masterplan for a 6.1 hectare industrial site on the banks of the River Thames in East London, promising to create up to 1,610 new homes in Newham.
Home-owners to be offered £5k grants to install electric heat pumps
The Government's new three-year Boiler Upgrade Scheme will launch in April, offering subsidies to help replace gas boilers with more environmentally-friendly heat pumps.
Knight Frank beats Mercedes Benz, O2 & HSBC to win top CX award
The agency’s resi business was praised for its approach to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Knight Frank star Dawes launches boutique agency
Harry Dawes has been running Knight Frank’s flagship resi office on Sloane Avenue for the last four years, and brokered some of London’s largest property deals.
‘Full house’ as asking prices hit record highs in every region & market sector
Every region and market sector saw asking prices rise to a record high last month, reports Rightmove; it's the first "full house" since 2007.
Portal war steps up in NYC as top brokerages take on Zillow
Agents are describing the launch of Citysnap as ‘the ultimate gamechanger’
Students outpace corporate tenants in rental market ‘sprint’
With supply levels running so low, ‘frustrated’ companies are having to consider outer-lying parts of the capital and alternative options to house their employees, reports Knight Frank.