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India & Camden clash over Primrose Hill townhouse conversion
A museum on King Henry's Road, dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern India, may have to be returned to resi use following Camden's refusal of retrospective planning permission
‘The Mountain of Beverley Hills’ was listed at $1bn; it’s sold for just $100k
Super-prime 157-acre hilltop site in Los Angeles goes to a credit bid at auction for 0.1% of its original asking price
Plans submitted for an ‘innovative’ beach hut scheme in Poole
A development of 28 contemporary beach huts has been mooted near Dorset's Canford Cliffs
European property fund raises $2bn
Ares is targeting "distressed" and "complex" residential and commercial assets in major European cities
Luxury real estate giant Engel & Völkers exits UK market; continues global expansion
German-based behemoth no longer operating in the UK, following the closure of its sole PCL branch; worldwide commission revenues soar by 11% as major rollout continues across Europe & North America...
Beauty Hotspots: House price premiums in Britain’s AONBs & National Parks
Knight Frank puts some numbers on the average premiums commanded by the country's most beautiful landscapes
Mobile phone tycoon’s ‘£250m’ Mayfair mansion nears completion
John Caudwell's four-year project on Chesterfield Gardens is creating a 45,000 square foot super-home with a 'river' running through the dining room...
‘The cost of owning a home is still favourable compared to renting and is likely to stay that way’
Capital Economics assesses the comparative advantage of buying a home over renting
City of London launches UK’s first planning ‘wind guidelines’
Square Mile's 'robust' new framework, raising the requirements for acceptable wind conditions and taking cyclists into account for the first time, could form the basis for national or international standards…
International landscaping award launches with $100k prize
The inaugural International Landscape Architecture Prize winner will be announced in 2021
London & South East no longer dragging on national house price growth
'The house price recovery that began in the spring has been sustained', according to the latest update from LSL & Acadata, reporting a 'turnaround' in the southern regions...
‘Pre-Brexit buying spree’ bolsters asking prices, but more properties are stuck in a legal log-jam
Rightmove's index indicates a "pre-Brexit buying spree" as agreed sales jump up by 6.1%