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Mortgage product numbers jump 10% to hit a post-recession high
The total number of mortgage products has passed 15,000 for the first time since the recession, according to the National Mortgage Index from Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Thackeray Estate bags two planning nods and £40m worth of deals in heady summer
The Thackeray Estate had a pretty industrious summer by all accounts, bagging planning to transform two prominent sites in Chelsea and Southwark into top-end resi schemes, selling a boutique development…
£2m+ buyers ‘are expecting a discount on last year’s prices’ – Savills
"The prime London market now looks fully taxed and buyers are slower to commit," says Savills' Lucian Cook, as the firm's quarterly review indicates a small drop in prime central London prices over the…
Prime Recce: A field guide to the nine neighbourhoods of Mayfair
Think you know Mayfair? Could you find the Artisan District? Ever viewed anything in Mayfair Town?
First new Billionaires’ Row mansion in over a hundred years starts on site
Work has finally begun on the Colwyn Foulkes & Partners-designed residence at 3 Palace Green, the first new mansion to be built at Kensington Palace Gardens for over a century.
Kate Moss moves into interior design for Yoo
Philippe Starck and John Hiscox' celeb-friendly design/development outfit Yoo has brought another A-lister into the fold, recruiting supermodel Kate Moss to design interiors for a £2.
Newcourt pays £13m for Wadhurst College site
Newcourt Residential has just snapped up the historic Wadhurst College in East Sussex for £13m, the developer's biggest acquisition to date.
On Locations: Richmond’s ‘corridor of affluence’
The affluent enclave around Richmond Park and Village has a lot in common with the prime central London property market, with price performance moving in parallel over the last few years, says Knight…
Bigger than the White House: UK developer unveils triple giga-mansion scheme in Bel Air
The Park Bel Air promises 'the finest living experience in the world'...
The Flying Solution: When buying agents take to the skies
How do you show an important client around all the properties on their shortlist, whilst battling with 50,000 festival revellers? Sometimes the only way is up, finds top buying agent Bobby Hall...
UK house prices carry on up – but not in Chelsea
House prices increased by 0.5% last month, taking the annual rise to +4.2% according to the latest from the Land Registry.
In London, prices rose by 1.7% in August, taking annual price growth to +6.6%.
Landbay recruits new Chief Lending Officer
Peer-to-peer lender Landbay has recruited a new Chief Lending Officer.
Industry veteran Paul Clampin joins from Paragon Group, where he was Director of mortgage underwriting.