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Interior Monologue: Can anyone beat Boris (at wiff-waff)?
The Mayor's wicked forehand smash, kissing frogs and being trapped in a penthouse - all part of a day's work when you're starting a luxury interior design company says Alec Watt...
New homes department and new address for Savills Chiswick
After a solid ten years in the salubrious suburb of suburbs, Savills Chiswick is trading up to a new base on Turnham Green Terrace next month.
Trading places: Domestic buyer surge for prime property market
Whilst international demand for London's prime properties continues to command headlines, domestic upsizers are rapidly becoming a more prominent force in the market, according to Marsh & Parsons.
America’s most expensive home: $135m
America's most expensive home is not in New York or LA. It's in Dallas, Texas.
Prime London rents settling up
Following a rather topsy-turvy few years, rents in prime central London will accelerate in just the one direction - up - over the next few years, from a 1% rise this year to +5% in 2015 and +3.
Planning exposed… BBC2 tonight (31st Jan)
The Beeb's latest documentary-fodder, "The Planners," which follows planning applications and the "contentious processes behind them," gets underway at 8pm tonight with an episode about building on greenfield…
It’s no fairytale for London’s property managers
It's time for the property management industry to go to the ball, says Rupert Collingwood...
New Chairman for Enness Private Clients
John Elkington has joined HNW mortgage specialist Enness Private Clients as Non-Executive Chairman.
Premiership’s £100m homes game kicks off
In case you didn't know, it's that time of the year when Premiership footballers have to think about trading in their neo-Doric columns for neo-Georgian ones, and it could mean as much as £100m to the…
Vanishing act: OFT logo a no-go
The OFT has just withdrawn the right to use its 'OFT Approved Code Logo' from March 31st, meaning all Member Sales Agents of The Property Ombudsman scheme will no longer be authorised to display the OFT…
A third of financial advisors expect resi investments to rise this year
Over a third of British financial advisors expect investor interest to turn to residential property over commercial options this year, according to research by investment house Castle Trust.
Government property search portal launches
The Government has launched a new property portal - pithily called "Find Me Some Government Space" - that allows developers, investors and prospective tenants to search for publicly-owned buildings and/or…