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Sub-Letting Go: Just how significant are the proposed changes to short term tenancy agreements?
Although there was no property tax 'bomb shell' in this year's Budget, buried deep in the small print were some proposed changes to short term tenancy agreements.
Luxury developer buys former Unite offices for £25m
The former offices of the trade union Unite in West London are to be turned into luxury flats.
Foreign real estate investors look to Africa’s growth cities
What's the single most important demographic trend likely to shape the world over the course of this century?
International consortium snaps up £1bn Bankside scheme
A £300m+ deal has just gone down on London's South Bank.
Full Frontal: HNW tenants pay £200k up-front in ‘frenzied’ PCL rental market
One in five new tenancies in prime central London is being let with six-to-12 months' rent - typically around the £200,000 mark (including deposit but excluding letting agent's fees) - being paid up-front,…
Opportunity Knocking: ‘Act now’ if you want a great deal in prime central London
Those able to move quickly may get a property that will look very good value in just a few months, says buying agent Nathalie Hirst...
£75m Off: £100m Bishops Avenue mansion ‘sells for knock-down £25m’
Heath Hall, dubbed "the most expensive house listed on the open market" when it came on for £100m back in 2011, has apparently just been sold for £25m.
Sales volumes slip; prices rise – Land Registry
The number of £1m+ property sales has fallen by 4% compared to the same time last year - significantly less than the 11% drop in overall transactions - while average house prices have risen by 6.
Barratt Developments names new Group Chief Exec
The Group Finance Director of Barratt Developments, David Thomas, is stepping up to the role of Group Chief Executive.
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Design For Life: London School of Architecture opens
After years of planning, the London School of Architecture has opened for applications.
Is the government quietly dropping office-to-resi Permitted Development Rights?
The latest version of the Town and Country Planning Order includes a notable omission: The anticipated three-year extension to Permitted Development Rights which allow the conversion of office space into…
Prime Property of the Week: Would You Adam & Eve It?
Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington
£4.7m
A rather unusual proposition has just come up on this cracking little mews just off High Street Kensington.