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Landlord fined £80k for ‘gutting’ a listed manor house without planning permission
“It’s inconceivable that, knowing that this is a listed building, [the owner] would not have known this was a kind of work which would require planning permission or that that required proper oversight", said Horsham's District Judge
‘Unscrupulous’ Westminster landlord hit with record £500k planning fine
Southwark Crown Court hands down the biggest ever penalty for a planning offence in Westminster after enforcement officers discover eight flats crammed into a three-bed house in Maida Vale
Court of Appeal makes important ruling on how the ‘setting’ of a listed building should affect local planning decisions
Judges overturn a decision on Catesby's 400-home scheme next-door to the Grade I listed Kedleston Hall
Savills builds heritage planning team with three new recruits & a new chief
Jason Clemons joins to lead the expanded team, which includes a new super-prime London specialist
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Project London doubles revenue & kicks off international expansion
High-end design studio founded by two former buying agents reports 'landmark' year & gears up to launch Dubai base.
Bentry lines up super-prime play in Hampstead after pre-Budget swoop
Investor-developer sees off strong competition to secure landmark Edwardian mansion for £16.4mn; plans to deliver around 50 top-end apartments as part of grand 'Sandringham-style' residence.
Expanding brokerage signs super-prime Surrey specialist from Savills
Ben Hehir will be based between the firm's Cobham office & Mayfair HQ.
Relaunched luxury scheme leads resi revival in St James’s Park
Sales team reports renewed buyer interest at The Broadway as raft of redevelopments signal SW1 'renaissance'.
Prime Purchase adds new director in the Cotswolds
Savills-owned buying agency continues its recruitment drive, strengthening its country team with another established operator.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Chelsea Whelan
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Prime Central London price declines to ‘bottom out’ early next year – JLL
UK house prices set for +20% growth in the next five years, predicts leading property consultancy.
In Pictures: North London mansion offered for sale for first time in 25 years
The eight-bedroom home with a 1,000 sq ft drawing room has an 'exceptional sense of privacy & security', says Dexters
London house prices to flatline until 2028 as prime markets ‘remain subdued’
Leading estate agency forecasts a property market 'power shift' as the capital's recovery is 'delayed' & regions significantly outperform.
Douglas Elliman carves out new territory in the French Alps
Exclusive: Fresh from its arrival in the French Riviera and Monaco, the US brokerage is pushing into the super-prime Alpine markets of Chamonix and Morzine.
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Former office building came with consent for a 17-unit apartment scheme designed by Ross Alexander Lambie Architects.
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