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Grainger lines up a new Chairman
Grainger plc has apparently lined up Galliford Try Chairman Ian Coull to take the reins next year.
Hamptons throws two launch events for Canary Wharf
Hamptons International is planning a couple of shindigs to make sure its new Canary Wharf branch goes off with a bang.
The new offering on South Colonnade will host two events;
Checking Out: Three Holland Road hotels hit the market
It's pretty unusual to see three hotels put up for sale in the Royal Borough on the same day, let alone on the same road.
Swedish startup launches ‘Uber-style’ storage service
A Swedish firm has decided to 'do an Uber' on the decidedly unglamorous business of storage.
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Is there such a thing as a Blue Plaque premium?
Blue Plaques are back in business - hurrah! But is it worth paying extra for a property with one of them stuck on the front of it? In a word, no, says top buying agent Jonathan Mount...
Number of ‘mansions’ in the UK has doubled in five years – Knight Frank
Knight Frank has been having a think about Ed Balls' latest proposals, and highlighted what could very well be the first case of fiscal drag before the introduction of a new tax.
Quarter of all RBKC stock now reduced from original asking price
Delving deep into the Lonres data vaults, Westbourne Grove-based agency Crayson has been reviewing the Spring term across its key Kensington, Holland Park and Notting Hill patch with some very interesting…
New Head of International Business for Chestertons
Chestertons has appointed former Savills man Neville Page as the firm's new Head of International Business.
Government planning portal ‘open to investment’
The Department for Communities and Local Government is on the hunt for a 'commercial partner' to develop its online planning mega-portal.
easyProperty hires Good Relations Group to oversee launch
Stelios - sorry - Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou's easyGroup, has hired PR agency The Good Relations Group to launch its new property-based venture later this year.
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Capital Loss: Why a mansion tax could spell disaster for the entire London property market
Despite this week's proposed rejig by Labour, the introduction of a so-called mansion tax would have a disastrous effect on the London property market as a whole, not just above £2million, argues…
Prussian princesses, hidden jewels, royal servants: Kensington house with incredible back story hits the market
If your clients are after something with a 'story', then this house just around the corner from Kensington Palace could be just the ticket.