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New chief for trade body UK Finance
Former Barclays and Lloyds heavyweight to join banking lobby body, replacing Stephen Jones.
Keller Williams chief steps down
Gary Keller takes on exec chairman role at new holding company, as US-based mega-agency restructures.
Historic York landmark offered for development
40-acre site on Heslington Road was home to one of the world’s oldest mental health institutions.
Green light for £90m mansion in Hong Kong’s ‘tycoon village’
The Keswick family and Hongkong Land Holdings plan to create a 15,300 sq ft single-storey mansion on Hong Kong island's Shek O peninsula.
Former Knight Franker Hobbs launches land & development consultancy
Jason Hobbs' new venture, Halifield Land, will offer land and development advice to landowners and developers in the South East.
Buyers can save 10% off a central London property with good timing, says top agency
Upcoming political crunch dates could serve up big opportunities for those in tune with the currency markets, notes Knight Frank...
In Pictures: Inside Tom Ford’s Boltons bolthole
The American fashion designer and filmmaker's custom interior 'creates an overall sense of immersion in an exquisite piece of fine art', according to the agents marketing his former home in the Boltons...
Rents rise in the prime commuter belt but fall in London, as tenants ‘make real lifestyle changes as a result of Covid-19’
Savills has revised its prime rental price forecasts. Prime London rents are now expected to fall by 3% this year, with inflation of +7.6% over the next five years.
Developer loses £10m property empire in ‘milestone’ UWO case
Leeds-based businessman surrenders 45 assets - including properties in Chelsea and Knightsbridge - following 'groundbreaking' NCA investigation.
Property prices continue to rise – UK HPI
Today's UK HPI brings the official house price index back up to speed following the Spring Coronavirus lockdown hiatus. It tells of a 0.5% rise in average prices through July.
Johnson vows to turn ‘generation rent into generation buy’ in ‘the biggest expansion of home ownership since the 1980s’
Prime Minister pitches fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% loan-to-value for first time buyers.
CBRE’s Samworth to step down
The chairman of the firm’s APAC/EMEA advisory services division will be leaving his post at the end of the year.