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Historic building heavyweights call for planning reform to enable sustainability
"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.
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Housing Minister reveals an "ambitious revamp of planning rules" and bans gas boilers in new homes, as the Government publishes its first-ever "design manual to promote the building of beautiful new homes"…
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UKGBC launches ‘Solutions Library’ to enable sustainable building
The UK Green Building Council has created a brilliant new online resource, stocked with case studies, inspiration and solutions to enable sustainable practices across the property sector.
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Deals & Data: London’s £15mn+ market rebounds in blockbuster first half
Record-breaking sales, resurgent international demand and a surprise winner among the capital's super-prime neighbourhoods - but buyers are still calling the shots.
Property Industry Reactions: New PM Burnham installs Downing Street team
UPDATED: Former Defence Secretary John Healey replaces Rachel Reeves as Chancellor of the Exchequer; Angela Rayner returns to the Cabinet as Housing Secretary.
St John’s Wood mansion trades in £29mn deal
Latest NW8 mega-deal revealed in official records.
Knight Frank launches ‘second phase’ of broker recruitment drive
The big-brand estate agency has received 130 enquiries from would-be self-employed brokers so far, with eight being appointed in the last eight weeks.
Knightsbridge developer cuts resi for hotel & spa scheme
RBKC has approved a PLP-designed hotel/spa on Pavilion Road, replacing an earlier mixed-use consent with apartments.
Has Hamilton Terrace become NW London’s hottest address?
The St John's Wood street has notched up almost £100mn of house sales in the past 12 months.
Knight Frank signs new Mallorca agency partnership
Balearic agency boss heralds 'a full-circle moment'.
Property Vision appoints Sandy Mitchell as Non-Exec
Top-flight buying agency adds well-known prime resi name to its panel of business advisors.
Prime vendors lose confidence as buyers turn ‘more selective, more price sensitive & more willing to wait’
88% of Savills' London agents report weaker seller sentiment, rising to 94% in the country, but the market is far from frozen.
Arada assembles team for £2.5bn East London scheme
UAE developer moves ahead with plans to rework the capital's longest stretch of undeveloped riverfront and install new DLR station.
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Mixed-use waterfront scheme on Yas Island will deliver 1,600 new homes, including branded residences.
LeadingRE adds 20 new firms across six continents
Around 500 indie agencies are now signed to the 63-year-old international luxury brokerage network.