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Sea Sure: How to buy coastal property (without getting swept away)
We all know waterfront positions can command serious premiums, but they can also land unwary buyers and developers in some pretty deep water.
Land Sec gets Oxford St resi approval
Land Securities has had its 89-unit office-to-resi scheme at 70-88 Oxford Street W1 approved by planners.
Delek wins Palace St planning permission in Westminster
A scheme to turn the former DFID offices at 1 Palace Street SW1 into 78 luxury flats has been approved by Westminster council.
CBRE nabs Savills’ property bros
Julien Mills and Luke Mills, the brothers behind Savills' London Residential Development team for the last 15 years, have jumped ship to join CBRE's residential team as Executive Directors.
Safe Pair of Hands: Former Durex boss to head up Foxtons?
Rumours of a Foxtons stock market floatation have been bobbing around for some time now, but Sky News is tipping a potential public listing as early as next month.
PCL house prices to rise by 6% (not 0%) this year – Knight Frank
Barely a week after Savills tore up its start-of-the-year predictions, adding 6.
Mishcon boosts property litigation team
Olswang's head of construction Nick Lane is joining Mishcon de Reya's property litigation group, boosting Mishcon's formidable real estate team to 19 partners and 78 fee-earners (12 in property litigation).
Westminster mulls office-to-resi conversion tax
There's talk of a tax on office-to-resi conversions in Westminster, as the Council tries to maintain its 10-year principle of a "fine grain" level of mixed use buildings.
Who’s the most productive estate agent in London?
When Accounts & Legal started a survey on which estate agencies made the most cash per agent, the assumption was that Foxtons' "army of negotiators" would trump the "more gentlemanly strategy" of other…
Fair Trade: Behind the scenes at Masterpiece London 2013
It's hard to believe that Masterpiece London is only four years old, such is the fair's presence in the social calendar.
Lobby Talk: Why a stubborn Government breeds corruption
Amoral lobbying is just a symptom of a broken consultation system, says London Central Portfolio's Naomi Heaton after an eye-opening experience on the Ensuring the Fair Taxation of Residential Property…
Land Registry records 45% increase in £1m+ sales
As usual, there's a few interesting morsels in amongst all the Land Registry data released today.