Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
Housebuilding starts and completions slip 9%
The number of new housebuilding starts in Q1 was 9% lower than in the same period a year earlier, according to the latest numbers from the Office of National Statistics.
116% jump in units awaiting planning consent
It appears that developers are capitalising on the build-up of confidence in London's prime resi market, with reports of a massive boost in the number of units awaiting planning consent.
Housebuilding to increase by 55% by 2018 – Savills
The quantity of new homes being built in England will hit 167,000 in 2018 - 55% more than 2013's 108,000 - according to the latest set of forecasts from Savills, but is still a good way off the requirement…
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Strutt & Parker recruits Knight Frank Private Office dealmaker Robinson
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REDD lands 12,000 sq ft mansion project in Notting Hill
Private client commission will see substantial villa reworked into 'best-in-class' family home.
More details emerge around record Chelsea mansion sale
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Super-prime agency lines up brokerage model expansion
'This is not a shift towards scale, nor an attempt to mirror larger brokerage platforms... it is a natural extension of our boutique approach', says Beauchamp boss Gary Hersham.
Knight Frank: Middle East conflict will impact UK housing market in four stages
The agency's resi research boss Tom Bill breaks down the likely path for policy, rates, sentiment and pricing - starting with what’s already playing out in the prime country market
Freehold Marylebone mansion block heads to auction
33-home building is being sold by order of the Howard de Walden Estate, which has owned the land for over 300 years.
Savills installs new head of Fulham sales
Tom Reeves takes charge of multi-office operation in SW London following the retirement of Emma Stead, who spent over thirty years with the agency.
Middleton Advisors boosts Cotswolds buying team
Former Knight Frank agent Charlotte Hall has joined to advise buyers across the region’s most sought-after addresses.
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Super-prime agency lines up brokerage model expansion
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Clouds of Uncertainty: Frances McDonald on why the UK’s prime property market recovery is ‘taking a breather’
Savills' Research Director explores how top-end home buyers & sellers are reacting to recent global events, as a 'promising start' to the year is tempered by 'renewed caution.'
Monaco flagged as next frontier for branded residences
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Resi sales launch at branded private island development in Belize
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