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LSL ‘does not intend to make an offer for Countrywide’
Estate agency mega-merger taken off the table for now as LSL pulls out.
Asking prices rise to an all-time high as sales activity blossoms
"The key metrics so far all point to a much more active market than last year," says Rightmove, "fuelling upwards price pressure.
In Pictures: Michael Flatley’s former Knightsbridge townhouse, rejigged by 1508 London, hits the market at £18.5m
Grade II listed mid-terrace on Montpelier Square - once owned by the Lord of the Dance - has been reworked to deliver the 'ultimate turn-key experience'
Allect Design Group appoints co-CEOs
Rigby & Rigby duo Iain Johnson & Wayne Stokes take the helm of London's biggest residential design practice
Law Society issues advice on transacting during the coronavirus crisis
What to do if a vendor refuses to vacate because they are in isolation, or is a buyer requests for property to be decontaminated?
In Pictures: Soho music studio transformed into four loft-style apartments
2 Royalty Mews in Soho has been transformed from an influential recording studio into four loft-style apartments, designed by March & White.
Berkeley postpones £455m shareholder payout
'It absolutely right for any responsible business to approach the next six months with a 'reduced risk appetite and heightened sense of caution', says influential housebuilder, as ultimate impact of COVID-19…
Overseas buyers splash £42m on Park Crescent apartments in pre-Budget swoop
Purchasers took advantage of a 12-week 'window of opportunity' between the General Election and the Budget to beat a widely-trailed stamp duty hike, according to developer Amazon Property
Buyer found for Dorset’s fire-ravaged Parnham House
Described by Historic England as 'exceptionally important', the Grade I listed Elizabethan stately home was gutted by a blaze in 2017
Global indoor air quality benchmark launches
Ekkist founder Olga Turner Baker has launched a new venture, teaming up with Metrikus to create AirRated, which provides property developers and owners with a "global benchmark for Indoor Air Quality".
Government to tap up agents with £100m AML levy
New Economic Crime Levy will fund additional financial investigators and technology in the fight against 'dirty money'
How to greet clients in a viral pandemic, according to Debrett’s
Handshakes are out, but is a fist-bump too much? High-society etiquette guide Debrett's has come up with some handy advice for business folk to avoid both contagion and faux pas.