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Consero unveils £145m new Surrey mansion portfolio and global plans
Super-prime developer Consero London has "confidence in the luxury country estate market", having just released details of four new Classical mansions in Surrey - including "the most luxurious newly built…
The ‘Poor Door’ Debate: Do separate entrances make practical sense?
There are clearly issues surrounding how affordable housing is delivered in the capital, but the tone of this 'poor door' debate risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater, says real estate lawyer Edward…
50% of new applicants made an offer in July – D&G
There seem to be some pretty motivated househunters out there this Summer, with Douglas & Gordon reporting that nearly half of its new applicants actually made an offer on a property last month as they…
Preston Bennett rebrands with Hamptons
North London agency Preston Bennett has revealed its new look following the company's recent acquisition by Hamptons International.
Prime Property of the Week: Prime Online
Coolham Manor, West Sussex
£5.5m
Claiming to be the first country estate to be marketed through an online agent, this 19th century manor house is causing quite the stir.
Resi yields drop but investor activity accelerates – Cluttons
The pace of growth for residential investments slowed up in Q2, leaving capital values 15.9% up on the year.
Average house price grew half as quickly in Q2 (+3.
Galliard unveils its ‘most expensive and luxurious’ house to date
Galliard, the developer behind some fairly (and very) high-end blocks including 35 Old Queen Street in Westminster - has pulled back the curtains on its "most luxurious and expensive house built to date".
Land Registry gears up for big switch over
Things are changing around a bit over at the Land Registry.
Crime & Refurbishment: How to buy & develop a former police site
As the Met Police Service offloads swathes of prime real estate, Russell-Cooke's Paul Reed sizes up the resi development potential
£13,400 psf! Hong Kong house smashes global asking price record
A new development at the top of Hong Kong's exclusive Victoria Peak has just smashed the record for the world's highest asking price per square foot.
Savills’ performance “driven by the recovery of markets outside London”
Savills has reported a decent first half to the year, with the real estate Group's revenue rising by 8% to £430.8m (from £399m in H1 2013), and pre-tax profits going up by 16% to £30.
Knightsbridge falls but “panic not, it is just an election”
Q2's London transactions at Strutt & Parker were 8% shy of the agency's quarterly average, but prices "continue to creep up" allowing total transaction value to rise.