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Design Matters: 61% of Londoners think architecture affects quality of life
Flying right up in the face of that universal truth that we need to build more homes, housebuilder Berkeley has polled Londoners and found that the majority would prefer fewer homes to be built, but to…
Why London needs overseas property buyers
Foreign dosh - around £3bn of it in 2011 according to Jones Lang LaSalle - "underpins" the entire London property market, argues London First, which lobbies on behalf of businesses in London.
Stable Investments: The rise of London’s mews houses
Hugely sought-after throughout prime central London, mews properties make both extremely individual homes and solid bets.
By Royal Appointments: Recruitment drive for the palaces’ property team
Had enough of all those squalid Mayfair penthouses and minor stately homes?
London developers turning to Thai buyers
Bangkok will see an increase in the number of London property exhibitions over the coming months as more UK developers include the Thai capital on their Southeast Asia sales events, says PropertyGuru's…
RBKC to start drafting Notting Hill Gate development brief
RBKC has reported "a very good response" to its series of consultations on the future of Notting Hill Gate, with over 150 visitors rocking up to the exhibition, 225 questionnaires returned by post and…
Rollercoaster first day for Foxtons float
It's been a rollercoaster of a first day on the stock market for Foxtons (FOXT) shares, as the company offered 60% of its equity to the world.
The estate agency's share price rocketed by 19% to 274.
House price optimism hits highest level since 2010
Britain's householders reckon the value of their bricks and mortar rose for the sixth consecutive month in September, according to Knight Frank and Markit's latest mood reading effort, and are more upbeat…
Foxtons floats for £649m
Foxtons will start life on the London Stock Exchange with a value of £649m (a cool $1bn), right at the top-end of the expected £550-650m range.
Shares in the estate agency were valued at £2.
ES Power 1000: London property’s most influential
Releasing the authoritative rundown of the most influential Londoners last night, the Evening Standard revealed its "Power 1000" list was topped by a mewling baby this year.
Big Guns: In search of London’s largest homes
For our friends over in the commercial sector, ambition is measured by the loft of a skyscraper - demonstrated to great effect by the Shard et al - but here in the residential world, it's lateral space…
Right time for Greenwich as riverside schemes surge
Proving there's more to SE10 than extraordinarily good beer and the birth of standardised time, Greenwich in SE London is currently undergoing a renaissance of neptunian proportions.