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Osborne ‘has done more for the rental market than any other Chancellor in history’
According to the - pretty roasting - heat map below, virtually every borough in Zones 1 and 2 turned in a 4%+ annual increase in average rental values last year.
RBKC to publish planners’ advice
Kensington & Chelsea Council is to start publishing the pre-application advice given by its planning officers.
Clapham outperforms as Emerging Prime outshines Prime
On the whole, London's Emerging Prime districts performed slightly better than their Prime counterparts in 2015, according to Douglas & Gordon's latest figures.
In A Real Estate: How government remedies gave us the worst of all worlds
The current situation facing the UK property market demonstrates the perils of government intervention, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Cambridge, London and Bristol outperform as investors drive house price growth
The rate of house price growth across 20 of the UK's top cities has pepped up t0 +11.4%, from +10.2% the previous month and +8.9% twelve months ago, as property investors make a serious impact on the market.
McCloud’s HAB debuts ‘custom built’ Oxford scheme
Kevin McCloud's development firm HAB Housing has launched an interesting high-end project on a hillside site near Oxford.
Paper Fail: ‘If tax doesn’t kill the market, red tape will’
"If tax doesn't kill the market, red tape will," growls Alan Page, as a deal becomes mired in an absurd paperwork swamp.
‘Now is not yet the time to raise interest rates’ – Carney
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has ruled out an imminent interest rate rise.
PCL Winners & Losers 2015: Knightsbridge top of the flops as Islington outperforms
Average values in prime central London ended 2015 up 1% after a flat December, according to Knight Frank's year-end tallies.
Seven senior promotions at MoreySmith
Architectural interior design studio MoreySmith has just promoted seven members of its 30-strong team to senior roles, with Lesley Kelly taking on the newly-created title of Director of Architecture.
BoJo backs British Land’s Norton Folgate scheme
A controversial plan to redevelop a swathe of historic Spitalfields warehouses has been given the go-ahead by Mayor BoJo after a long-running battle.
Historic Islington post office building goes for development
Family-run investment and development firm Martin’s Properties has bought a 10,000 square foot site in N1, with plans to create a mixed-use scheme with three residential units.