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‘Iconic’ 420-bed Earls Court hostel hits the market for £27.5m
A mega-instruction of four interlinked Victorian houses spanning Barkston Gardens and Courtfield Gardens has just become available at a smidgen over £800 per square foot.
El sueño de la razón produce monstruos: How the Mansion Tax will not lie down and die
We don’t know whether Labour Councillor Claire Reynolds is an aficionado of Goya’s etchings, but her latest proposals could have been inspired by one of his most famous epitaphs, says Anthony Hennessy...
Homeward Bound: The West End’s 1.8m sq ft office-to-resi pipeline
Just under 800,000 sq ft of West End offices were converted into homes in 2013, says Colliers International, with another 1.82m sq ft of conversion projects now in the homeward-bound pipeline.
Winkworth teams up with independent mortgage broker
For the first time in its 175-year history, Winkworth has decided to join forces with a firm of mortgage brokers.
PCL development land values soar
Residential development land prices in prime central London rose by 6.7% in Q2, reports Knight Frank, while the average increase across England & Wales languished at +1% for the quarter.
Savills hikes this year’s price growth forecasts
"House price growth has exceeded all expectations over the past year," notes Savills as it significantly boosts its annual forecast for the mainstream market but drops next year's outlook.
Local man buys one of the Lake District’s finest houses
One of the most prestigious properties in the Lake District - Underscar Manor - has been snapped up for an undisclosed sum.
Bantham: In Pictures
So now the mystery of the 'Bantham buyer' appears to have been solved, let's have a look at what all the fuss was about...
One of the jewels of the South Devon coast, the £11.
G&T snaps up £9.45m project in Bloomsbury
Hotly-tipped developer G&T London has bolstered its PCL portfolio with the acquisition of a significant site in Bloomsbury, WC1.
English Heritage Angels Awards 2014: The Shortlist
The shortlist for the English Heritage Angel Awards has just been released, doffing a baggy cap to the year's most heroic acts of architectural rescue.
Scotland’s prime resi market records busiest year since 2008
As the Salmond/Darling slugfest raged on last night, it was quietly revealed that the prime second-hand property market in Scotland has just enjoyed its busiest 12 month period since 2008.
Upton Downstairs: Bank Holiday teas, tours, tents & tantrums
"Life at Upton Cressett often resembles a mongrel cross combining the best and worst of Fawlty Towers, Tom Sharpe and To The Manor Born," says William Cash from Shropshire as he opens up his historic…