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Shaking the boughs of the property tree
As Lonres releases its Spring Residential Review, William Carrington urges the government to be careful of playing fast and loose with the property industry...
Austerity Auction: Greek consul’s Holland Park pile smashes guide price
A quick update on our "Austerity Auction" story from last month;
March madness is over as enquiries cool off
March was a bumper month for telephone enquiries to estate agents, with volumes up 25% on the previous month according to answering service Moneypenny.
Architects’ fees fall by 40%
This is not a good time to be an architect. 68 practices have gone bust already this year, according to Architect's Journal;
Prime Property of the Week
Lateral panache in the pleasure grounds of the global elite...
Lowndes Square, Knightsbridge £16.5m
The Doer-Upper Diary: A cracking party
It's not the neighbours that are driving doer-upper Alan Page up the (party) wall in Kensington; it's the surveyors...
West End rental deals up 110% – LDG
Meanwhile, reports filtering in from one agency suggest it's been a rip-roaring start to 2013 for the West End rental market - in terms of volume anyway.
Dear Vince: RICS rallies members to help “eliminate the cowboys”
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has urged its members to write personal letters to Vince Cable ahead of this month's House of Commons debate on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
£1m boost for charity as Devon estate goes under the hammer
A leading charity has received over £1m after a Devon estate was successfully sold at auction, for £200,000 above the guide price.
Chelsea Art Fair Preview
After 17 years, the Chelsea Art Fair has had a bit of a brush up;
Who is Hong Kong’s typical UHNWI?
Hong Kong’s ultra wealthy population holds US$43 billion worth of real estate assets, representing 9% of the total net worth of its ultra-high net worth (UHNW) population, according to the latest research…
BVI leak reveals offshore secrets
Millions of documents naming many of the world's most wealthy individuals, and detailing their financial exploits, have leaked from the British Virgin Islands, potentially causing "a seismic shock to the…