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Plastic ‘birds nest’ brick promises huge environmental benefits
A new type of building brick made from domestic plastic waste has been proven to provide ten times better insulation than traditional clay bricks
Knight Frank loses star broker Daggers
High-profile super-prime team head Daniel Daggers is leaving the agency after 12 years of prolific dealmaking
European property firm faces €14.5m GDPR fine for ‘data cemetery’
Deutsche Wohnen, which has a portfolio of 165,500 homes, has been handed a huge fine by Berlin's GDPR regulator
Proportion of cash buyers sinks to a record low
Investors were responsible for just under a quarter of mortgage-free transactions in the first half of this year, down from nearly a third in 2009.
Mayfair’s newest street is London’s top super-prime hotspot
Created as part of British Land's record-breaking Clarges Mayfair scheme in 2017, Ashburton Place has seen more sales above £10m than any other address in London over the last 12 months
Mandarin Oriental plans new residences in Tel Aviv
Luxury branded hotel and resi project will be a first for the city, says global hospitality giant
Conservative manifesto holds few surprises for the property sector
Tory election pledges on housing include a 3% Stamp Duty surcharge for foreign buyers, lifetime mortgages, and some planning tweaks - but no wider SDLT reform.
Savills acquires another Channel Islands firm
Guernsey-based property management specialist Parkes & Associates joins the fold
Beauchamp Estates moves into Tel Aviv; plots further expansion
Daniel Goldstein is running a new international branch of the super-prime boutique estate agency
£10m Kensington penthouse project finds a taker
Originally offered at £13.5m, a rare development opp on Hyde Park Gate has the potential to become one of the area's best top-floor apartments
Reactions: On the Tories’ planned Stamp Duty hike for foreign buyers
Rounding up thoughts on the Conservatives' idea to ramp-up Theresa May’s 1% SDLT surcharge for foreign buyers to 3%
Tories plot Stamp Duty hike for non-residents
The Conservatives want to ramp-up Theresa May's 1% SDLT surcharge for foreign buyer to 3%