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Exploring the evergreen appeal of Capability Brown’s grand landscape designs
300 years after his birth, the influence of the great landscape gardener Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown is still very apparent — and growing — in contemporary garden design.
Mark Collins on MIPIM’s resi highlights
This year's conference was characterised by a mood of cautious optimism, says CBRE's Chairman of Residential...
Regal Homes builds in-house team
London resi developer Regal Homes has brought in a new Head of Sales & PR, and a new in-house interior designer.
Russians halve overseas property spend
The volume of real estate purchases by Russians has halved in the space of a year, according to the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).
Marsh & Parsons chief Rollings steps down; LSLi’s Brown steps up
After 11 years as CEO of Marsh & Parsons, Peter Rollings has decided that it's time to retire.
United House and Barratt unveil Trenchard House redevelopment
United House and Barratt London have unveiled their £54m redevelopment of a former Met police hostel for unmarried officers in Soho.
Empty Threats: Unlocking London’s ‘long-term vacant’ homes
Some troubling stats on the number of "long-term vacant" properties in London have come to light recently and councils, spearheaded by Islington, are getting seriously tough on absent owners.
The importance of goodwill and common sense in today’s market
With neither buyer nor seller in dominance, nobody should become intransigent to the point where the bigger picture of the property itself becomes obscured, says Robert Chapman...
JLL opens tenth resi agency office
JLL has opened its tenth office in the capital, settling on Stratford in East London for the latest venture.
Charlotte Russell
Ultra-modern Cheyne Walk townhouse up for £5m
A cutting-edge Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios project has hit the market on Chelsea's historic Cheyne Walk.
An Odd Mood: Reflections on MIPIM 2016
With the sword of Damocles dangling over everyone's heads, confidence in the resi sector was muted at best in Cannes, reports Nicky Richmond...
It's always really quiet, the flight back to Blighty.
Luxury rents slip across prime global cities
Rents in prime cities around the world fell by an average of 1.1% in 2015 - a pretty significant contrast to the 2.5% growth posted in 2014.