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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
Mount Anvil promotes ‘home-grown talent’ to Land Director
James Owen has stepped up to become Land Director at the London property developer
LonRes launches off-market service with anonymous listings
New members-only service aims to "balance the need for discretion while reaching as wide a net of would-be buyers as possible"
Half-acre plot in Hampstead comes with its own enclave
Unique package of four properties and two garages on a huge plot off Frognal has come up for sale for the first time in 45 years...
‘Mounting economic headwinds’ curb prime property price growth in global cities
Luxury property price inflation across 46 global cities continues to fall short of the long-term average, says Knight Frank
The Homemover Wave: Understanding consumer behaviour during the moving process
The UK's homemovers spend an extraordinary £12bn each year on consumer goods whilst going through the process, according to new research by TwentyCi;
‘Remarkable’ decline in genuine live/work options across London
Gentrification and Permitted Development have reduced supply levels to a handful of options each year, according to specialist warehouse agency London Lofts
NCA urged to investigate Kensington mansion purchase
RBKC planning approval leads campaign groups to question a 2007 acquisition made by an African autocrat's daughter...