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Small construction firm workloads fall for the first time in six years
'A perfect storm of diminished consumer confidence, rising material prices and increases in wages and salaries' means that smaller builders are seeing less work, warns the Federation of Master Builders…
Build-to-Rent completions jump by a third to hit 30,000
The number of BtR homes under construction has escalated by c.7,000-8,000 each year since the start of 2015, reports Savills
Private housing props up construction sector growth – RICS
Private resi is the now country's strongest construction sector - but activity is lower than it was before 2016's EU Referendum, and SME firms are struggling with financial constraints
Developer sought for Westminster’s Ebury Bridge renewal
Westminster Council goes in search of construction partner for major housing project between Victoria & Belgravia
Kensington townhouse with Grecian-inspired spa lists at £10.25m
Grade II listed stunner on Earls Terrace, an early Northacre project, is being pitched at just over £2,000 psf
Green light for final King’s Cross development phase
The W Zone will deliver 218 apartments and an eco-minded leisure building; approval of detailed designs marks 'one of the final pieces of the King's Cross puzzle'
Buying agency Middleton Advisors boosts London team
Gemma Maclaren joins specialist acquisition firm from Douglas & Gordon
Brexit delay has prompted a ‘significant increase’ in buyer activity, reports agency
Estate agency Winkworth has seen a 27% jump in new buyer registrations and a 24% rise in agreed sales since the latest Brexit delay was declared at the end of March
Wealthy Chinese lead demand for UK’s ‘golden visas’
Nearly two thirds of the applications made for Tier 1 investor visas last year came from Chinese nationals, while demand halved amongst wealthy Russians
Historic England & English Heritage to move to a new joint home in Bristol
Conservation bodies sign up to Cubex's character offices overlooking Bristol's floating harbour
Estate agency puts tech at the heart of the business, appointing an IT & Marketing Director
Belvoir has promoted David Newton to 'focus on marketing and IT integration' across its four main high street agency brands
Designs for Mayfair’s new ultra-luxe Cheval Blanc hotel include six private apartments
Foster & Partners' mixed-use scheme on Bruton Lane promises to deliver four one-bed and two studio apartments alongside a luxury hotel and retail space