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New leasehold sales tumble
The proportion of new homes sold as leaseholds has fallen from a peak of 15.1% in 2016, to just 4.2% in 2018
Planning win for Regal in St John’s Wood
Developer chalks up another consent opposite Lord's Cricket Ground, as planners approve the redevelopment of Dora House
‘There is a relatively high risk that the UK will experience a recession in the next few years’
Britain's recession-risk has reached a ten-year high, warns The Resolution Foundation; levels last seen in 2007, just before the global financial crash...
Winkworth expands into Suffolk with seaside branch
Estate agency's Norfolk franchisee acquires Halford Wetmore in Southwold
Bloomberg rolls out a ‘Housing Bubble Dashboard’
Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden and the UK are all 'vulnerable economies to a correction in house prices', warns Bloomberg
Asking prices drop for the first time this year as properties stick on the market
'Key metrics indicate a buyers’ market in the second half of 2019,' says Rightmove, as the portal notes 'tentative signs of the market bottoming out' in London
FCO seeks designer for British ambassador’s new residence in Beijing
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office is looking to appoint a practice 'of the highest calibre' to create a 'showcase for design and products that fully reflect Britain and its values'
Buyer snaps up one of England’s great Tudor manor houses
The 'magical' Athelhampton House has changed hands for the first time in over 60 years
Cushman names new UK COO
Head of Resi Candice Matthews steps up as UK Chief Operating Officer, with Richard Pickering appointed UK Chief Strategy Officer
German developer moves into London with Fitzrovia scheme
Art-Invest Real Estate has opened a London office, and is working on a significant mixed-use development on Cleveland Street with Dukelease
University cities out-perform the rest of the property market
House prices in the world's top 50 university cities grew by an average of 66% between 2009 and 2018, compared to a national average growth of 40%
NLA consolidates London real estate brands
The London Festival of Architecture, The City Centre, the London Real Estate Forum, and London at MIPIM are being brought together under the New London Architecture banner, as the organisation moves to…