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‘Too easy for planners to say no’: Top architect calls for a change to the Country House Clause
John Pardey says the NPPF's coveted Paragraph 79 should be cut or reformed, after losing an appeal for a modern mansion in the Kent countryside
Scotland’s country house market slips for the first time in two years
Knight Frank flags up a change in direction for price growth over the border, along with a big fall in the number of high-end instructions
Urban Exposure recruits strategy chief
Former Lloyds Banking Group MD Graeme Alfille-Cook has completed a consultancy gig for Apex Airspace, and now joins Urban Exposure Plc
Profits plunge for Dubai’s Damac
Luxury property developer's profits record an 87% fall in Q2, but the company "remains financially robust"
High-end joinery specialist hires Sizebreed founder
Barry Breed joins Leicester-based NBJ as Business Development Director, after leaving the high-end construction firm he co-founded with Darren Size in 2009
Battersea Power Station sales ‘are running at £10 million a month’
SW London's £9bn development project seems to be getting back on track, as sales volumes and values climb back to 2017 levels
London’s property downturn has now lasted longer than during the Global Financial Crisis
Annual house price growth in London has been in negative territory for 16 consecutive months, according to the official UK HPI.
London’s new-build market suffers as starts, completions and sales tumble
Construction starts in London totalled just 3,400 units in Q2, according to Molior, well down on last year's quarterly average of 5,800;
Gerald Eve partner takes over as RICS Chair
Simon Prichard replaces Fiona Grant as Chair of RICS' UK & Ireland World Regional Board
‘Transaction levels indicate that the markets are relatively stable during this time of economic & political uncertainty’ – Strutt & Parker
Transaction volumes in PCL grew by 5.3% from H1 2018 to H1 2019, says Strutt & Parker, driven by a quite dramatic surge in activity under £2m
Canary Wharf chief Iacobescu to step aside
The veteran tycoon behind the game-changing transformation of London's Docklands is to be succeeded as CEO of Canary Wharf Group by Shobi Khan in October
Lister resigns as Homes England Chair
Sir Edward Lister has stepped down as Chairman of Homes England after three years