Housebuilding starts up (a bit) with Cambridge and Southwark leading the way
The Office for National Statistics records 36,400 new housebuilding starts in Q2, and 34,920 completions
Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
The number of starts and completions on new-build homes reached their highest level since 2008 at the end of 2015, rising by 23% in Q4 compared to the same period a year earlier.
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.
Construction and housebuilding in the Coalition’s crosshairs
Construction and house-building is in the Coalition's crosshairs this week, as swathe of new (and not-so-new) measures are announced by the Government to kick-start the foundations of the economy.
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Private client commission will see substantial villa reworked into 'best-in-class' family home.
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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
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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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