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‘Top five’ Mediterranean estate seeks new owner
Built as a 'revolutionary' retreat for Lord Chlore in the 1970s, the ten-acre Luca Alberghini estate near Porto Cervo is regarded as one of the Med's finest.
LSL gets back to business after suffering heavy lockdown toll
Property services group brings back nearly half of all furloughed staff and reopens 207 out of its 231 estate agency branches
Busiest ever month for The Modern House
Website visits and new instructions soar for the design-led agency as the team returns from furlough
£6.75m Chester Street project tucked away
Insiders have specifically tipped this corner of Belgravia as a location to watch.
TPO names new Property Ombudsman
Rebecca Marsh, currently Chief Ombudsman at the Legal Ombudsman, will take up the role when Katrine Sporle's five-year contract comes to an end in October.
Green light for GII’s resi-led Chelsea Police Station development
KPF's revised plan for Gulf Islamic Investments's 31-apartment scheme in a super-prime SW3 location has been given the go-ahead by RBKC Council.
PCL prices prove resilient as demand recovers faster than supply
“It feels remarkably similar to the period that followed the EU referendum,” says Knight Frank's Head of London Residential Research, Tom Bill. "It will take a while for the market to find its feet.
Government relaxes stamp duty refund rules after market freeze
Official SDLT guidance changed to allow refund claims on 3% surcharge beyond the standard three-year limit
The Ofsted Effect: Ranking property price premiums near ‘outstanding’ schools
Homes in catchment areas for schools ranked "Outstanding" by Ofsted tend to be more expensive, but which areas have the highest - and lowest - price premiums?
Social distancing drives demand for remote property valuations
Zoopla reports that 98% of would-be vendors would now prefer a virtual market assessment to an estate agent's visit.
London’s new-build output to shrink ‘by 30-35%’ in 2020
Latest supply update from Savills suggests prime activity was ticking quite nicely along pre-lockdown
Top brickmakers warn of job cuts and site closures
Forterra and Ibstock have seen dramatic drops in demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.