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Fall-throughs fall by two thirds – D&G
The dreaded fall-through rate is down on this time last year, according to Douglas & Gordon's roundup of last month's activity, but stock remains a concern.
New Head of Sales for Kay & Co
Kay & Co has appointed Matthew Abernethy as Associate Director and Head of Sales at its freshly rebranded Hyde Park branch.
Mixing It Up: The new school of mixed-use development
As a raft of new schemes promise buyers "hotel levels" of customer service, Robert Soning asks whether property management companies are ready to deal with the challenges presented by this new era of…
Agents lining up to back new property portal
Agents Mutual, the new agent-owned property portal that is aiming to take-on Rightmove and Zoopla, is going great guns, having recruited around 500 agents already.
London’s heritage skyline under threat – Unesco
Unesco has called for a stop to works on a series of high-rise developments in Waterloo, Nine Elms, Vauxhall and Elephant & Castle ahead of it's annual meeting in Cambodia.
Thumbs-up on Hans Place for Finchatton’s Squire & Partners scheme
Finchatton has been granted planning permission for a Squire and Partners-designed residential development in Knightsbridge, round the corner from Harrods and The Lansbury.
Application deadline for next English Heritage chief looms
Bit of a history buff? Got a couple of days a week spare? English Heritage is looking for a suitably grand fromage to take the helm and navigate the organisation through some choppy waters.
New appointments at Prime Purchase
Top-notch buying consultancy Prime Purchase has unveiled a new Russian desk in a joint venture with Savills Intermark.
Take it the Bridge: Big lenders rediscovering their appetite for risk
Banks are rediscovering some of their appetite for risk, becoming (a bit) more open up to offloading some of the "piles of cash accumulated over the past five years" on bridging loans for high-end resi…
Agents turn to luxury buzz-words to flog houses
257,000 homes in the UK are now described as having a "high spec" interior, according to research by Aviva, as estate agents focus on luxury buzz-words to bring in buyers, listing high-end finishings alongside…
Hampstead’s Day of the Triffids
Japanese Knotwood has invaded Hampstead's celebrity enclave, threatening the values (and structures) of homes belonging to the likes of Tom Conti, Esther Rantzen and Thierry Henry.
Foxtons banks on a float
A Foxtons float is looking ever-more imminent, as the infamous estate agency hires three banks to run its IPO process.