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‘Taxation has slowed the prime market’ but country property is still ‘incredibly good value’ – Savills
The escalation of house prices in the capital's prime resi markets has continued to calm a touch over the last quarter, says Savills, "as the caution first seen in central London markets early in 2014…
Amazon and Quadrum finalise £26m Soho acquisition
A joint venture between Amazon Property and Quadrum Group has just completed on the purchase of 52 Poland Street.
Montello rebrands to LendInvest as part of corporate restructure
Short-term lender Montello Bridging Finance has has rebranded under the LendInvest identity to "avoid the issue of possible confusion".
Architects stay bullish despite drop in private housing confidence
Architects are, on the whole, pretty happy about the market, with the RIBA's Future Trends Workload Index standing at a "very positive" +28 for the second month in a row.
Cluttons pinches Savills’ Head of International Developments
Cluttons has recruited Savills' Joanna Leverett as its Head of International Residential Markets.
Boultbee and Elephant buy Battersea film studio for resi conversion
Boultbee LDN and JV development partner Elephant London have just completed on the acquisition of a former film studio in Battersea, along with five adjoining terraced houses, with plans to convert the…
Intellectual Property & Development: On architectural drawings and copyright law
The course of property development never did run smooth, but the oft-overlooked issue of copyright in relation to architectural design can be a particularly thorny one.
Haus lines up third West London branch opening
Haus Properties, the estate agency founded by Apprentice contestant Jamie Lester, is opening a new branch - its third in West London - early next year.
Knight Frank announces record profits and major expansion plans
Knight Frank has announced a huge surge in profits, together with an ambitious plan to beef up the firm's resi presence in the capital.
Greenland brews up heritage scheme in Wandsworth
Greenland Group has released some details and images for its Ram Quarter scheme in Wandsworth, which will see the old Young's brewery site transformed into 661 resi units and 9,500 sq m of retail and…
Farmhouse values ‘resilient, albeit stable’
Values within the farmhouse market have been pretty resilient in 2014, but we probably won't see any significant price rises for a while, says Carter Jonas in its latest Resi View report.
The Move Out: London’s shifting development landscape
Resi development in central London "continues to escalate" says JLL, with the number of units under construction now only just shy of 22,000 – up 15% during the first half of 2014, and double the total…