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Italian government to auction off historic palazzi and villas in €1bn ‘fire sale’
93 buildings - including an 11th Century former convent in Venice, and a 15th Century palazzo in Florence - are being sold off by the populist League and Five Star parties to help trim the country's €2.
Somerset barn conversion pushes agricultural-to-resi Permitted Development Right
Class Q prior approval has been given to allow a modern barn to be turned into a five-bed home
London estate agency fined £80k for data security breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined estate agency firm Life at Parliament View Ltd, after thousands of customers' personal details - including bank statements and passport copies - were…
Half-finished project on Yeoman’s Row looks for £10m
Work has now stopped on the renovation of this Victorian townhouse in the midst of Knightsbridge...
Mayor of London demands new powers to control private rents
City Hall has published a report making the case for rent controls, amongst other 'fundamental' PRS reforms
No-deal Brexit could knock 10% off house prices – OBR
Government's independent forecasting body suggests prices and transactions could tumble in the event of a no-deal departure on 31st October...
PCL buying agency Aykroyd & Co launches property management arm
Savills' Natasha Willis joins the Mayfair advisory to spearhead the rollout of a new division
Theatre impresario makes play for West End penthouse
Sir Cameron Mackintosh is looking to 'revive the romance' of Ivor Novello's former home on Aldwych...
Institutional PRS investment was 20% higher in H1 2019 than in H1 2018
Nearly £1.4bn was pumped into the UK's Private Rented Sector by institutional investors in the first six months of this years, says CBRE, despite a relatively low-key Q2
Tenant demand jumps as fees cut
Demand for rental properties in London surged by 13% from May to June, according to Rightmove, compared to a four year average at this time of year of just 4%
Taylor Wimpey signs Landsec’s Noel as a Non Exec
Rob Noel, CEO of Land Securities, is joining the Board of Taylor Wimpey Plc
Podcast: Almacantar’s Kathrin Hersel in conversation with Mishcon’s Susan Freeman
In the latest instalment of the PropertyShe Podcast, Almacantar's Property Director discusses her career journey from East Berlin to masterminding some of London’s most high-profile schemes...