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The Westminster Constitution: The Howard de Walden Estate
SOLD: Duchess Mews for £3.125m (£1627.60 per square foot)
The Destruction of Arcadia: Heritage under siege
As English Heritage prepares to celebrate the birth of heritage tourism with the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act, Britain's great estates are under siege from growth and progress, says William Cash from Upton…
Housing transactions up for fourth month in row – RICS
The number of housing transactions continues to grow across the UK property market, according to the latest RICS housing market survey (the UK's longest-running house price survey).
Hamptons teams up with Cancer Research UK
Hamptons International has announced an official corporate partnership with the UK’s leading cancer charity, Cancer Research UK.
What have tax changes done to the prime property market?
Deloitte Real Estate's Matthew Lodge assesses the market's reaction to tax charges on high-value residential property.
On 31 January draft Capital Gains Tax (CGT) legislation was published.
Prime rents generally flat as a pancake (only W8 crept up) but 2013 could pan out well
Despite a 23.2% year-on-year increase in applicant numbers in the three months to January, rents in prime central London fell 0.
50% hike in January offers – Douglas & Gordon
Interesting noises from the Douglas & Gordon camp this morning, with reports of a 50% year-on-year increase in the number of offers made in January.
Half of councils planning to opt out of new office-resi conversion rules
50% of local councils - including many prime London boroughs - will attempt to opt out of new permitted development rights that allow the conversion of offices into residential units without planning consent,…
Chesterton Humberts’ pipeline up 41% as 7.3% price growth p.a. predicted
A positive start to the year for Chesterton Humberts, with the agency reporting "a welcome uplift in both sentiment and activity entering 2013," with an upbeat sales market boasting more stock, "sustained"…
Extreme Gardening: Think outside the box hedges
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A little adventurous thinking and practical advice can lift seasonless spaces to Himalayan heights, says landscape garden design guru, Barry Burrows...
Tear up the predictions – the gloves are off for this year’s buyers
Despite all the dull divinations, someone rang a bell in January and buyers are out to do business, but how to find a decent PA is still anyone's guess, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
RESI Awards 2013: The Shortlist
Awards season kicks off early this year, with the shortlist for RESI Awards 2013 - the popular extension to the RESI conference which "recognise excellence in residential property" - revealed today.