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‘Heart of Mayfair’ development gets the nod (again)
Grafton Estates has bagged unanimous approval from planners for its variation on the "exciting" mixed-use development of a chunky chunk of Mayfair.
WhatHouse? Awards: Winners
Some deserving accolades were dished out to some of the prime resi industry's finest at last week's WhatHouse? Awards.
‘Overwhelmingly one-sided’ portal call for Barton Wyatt
Top-end Surrey estate agency and OnTheMarket.com devotee Barton Wyatt has broken ranks to publicly announce which portal it'll be dropping under Agents' Mutual's two portal rule.
Emerging Prime: On the future of high-end real estate in emerging markets
An ambitious project by international property portal Lamudi has produced a research paper on the future of real estate in the world's emerging markets.
Trademark warning for developers after Canary Wharf legal battle
A law firm has issued a warning to property developers about delaying trade mark applications, after an ambitious attempt to register the name Canary Wharf was turned down by the courts a mere thirty…
Villa with ‘Western Hemisphere’s sexiest pool’ asks £20m
Described as 'only comparable to a handful of properties found in perhaps the South of France or on Long Island’s Gold Coast', instructions don't come with much more fanfare than this.
2015 Forecast: National mainstream market, +3-5% – Halifax
Halifax is predicting that house prices across the country will rise by between 3% and 5% in 2015, but London's prime market is likely to be hit by "global economic worries".
‘The risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed’
A bullish stance on next year's property market from independent sales/acquisition agency Brooks Marshall, which argues that "the risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed".
Save the Date: Masterpiece London, 25 June – 1 July 2015
Dates for next year's art, antiques and design happening Masterpiece London have been confirmed as 25th June - 1st July, with a preview event on the 24th.
Uncertainty reigns as Notting Hill transaction levels plummet 48%
Traditionally one of London's most resilient micro-markets, Notting Hill has seen transaction levels fall off a cliff over the last few months.
International commercial property measurement standard published (and resi’s next)
After 18 months of toil by a group of measurement experts, including two global public consultations and a mind-numbing 85 drafts, the first international property measurement standard was published…
Agents’ Mutual may have short-term impact on membership numbers – Zoopla
Zoopla has announced record levels of traffic and squarely addressed the threat of Agents' Mutual in an intriguing set of results.