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116% jump in units awaiting planning consent
It appears that developers are capitalising on the build-up of confidence in London's prime resi market, with reports of a massive boost in the number of units awaiting planning consent.
Johnson names housing developer panel
Boris Johnson has named the 25 developers chosen to sit on his new land procurement panel, which is being set up to "accelerate the delivery of housing in London by making it faster, easier and cheaper…
London East: Developments on the road to Singapore
The number of London properties being sold to Singaporean buyers and investors shows no signs of stopping, says Andrew Batt, as four more developments are set to be showcased in the city state this weekend.
Lords sign off on new permitted development rights
The House of Lords has agreed to the last-minute amendments to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, paving the way for new Permitted Development Rights that will allow homeowners to build up to eight metre…
Quiet Please: The irresistible draw of the off-market instruction
In the week when a "strictly confidential" instruction on Carlton House Terrace ended up as front page news, Inessa Falina looks at the properties trying to stay out of the limelight...
Carlton House Terrace mega-mansion goes up for sale with £250m price tag
Grade I Regency masterpiece packs over 50,000 square feet of internal space
A Flawed Plan: Squaring up to London’s obsession with square footage
Valuing on square footage alone is lazy, crude and plain wrong - it's how you use the space that counts, says Simon Barnes...
ISG wins Oakvest’s £5.5m Westbourne Grove Mews gig
ISG has been given the construction nod by development managers Medici Asset Management to deliver Oakvest's mixed-use luxury residential and office mews scheme in Notting Hill.
The £5.
Mishcon bolsters property finance team
Mishcon de Reya has boosted its Real Estate Group by recruiting Raji Bartlett as a consultant.
Bartlett joins from SJ Berwin, where he was a Partner in the Finance Department for 16 years.
Southfields and Putney offer best returns for rental investors – D&G
Investing in London property is a pretty good idea, according to a new report (and many, many graphs) from Douglas & Gordon's asset management arm, with gross rental returns in prime central London outstripping…
Last orders at the Pheasant: A eulogy to the country pub
The only surprise at the passing of Linley Brook's local pub is that it managed to survive for so long, says William Cash from Shropshire.
ESTAS 2013: All the Winners
The ESTAs are over for another year, with the (extensive) shortlist being successfully whittled down to just the best in class(es).