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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%
Potential ‘£5.5m’ uplift on Adam-designed mansion project in Belgravia
An unlisted £6.5m townhouse on Headford Place could be transformed into a £12m stonker, according to agents...
Proportion of overseas buyers in PCL falls below 50%
Foreign purchasers accounted for 44% of transactions in London's most expensive neighbourhoods during H1, down from 58% in 2018, as global economic and political factors impacted on demand...
Chancellor announces £600m housing boost
New funding will "unlock" five development sites in London, Central Bedfordshire and Essex by enabling infrastructure works
Stamp duty theatrics descend into farce
Sajid Javid distances himself from the idea of switching the stamp duty tax burden from buyers to sellers, after commentators accuse the new Chancellor of 'killing the property market'
Homes England adds four to its Board
Mark Rennison, Olivia Scanlon, Sadie Morgan and Vanessa Murden have joined the Homes England Board, taking its non-exec count from six to 10.
Fairview picks up Islington TA site
Housebuilder's acquisition of a Territorial Army Centre in North London "demonstrates the demand for a non-consented scheme in the right location"