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London prime settled down in May
May saw London's prime market settle back to more normal levels after April's sharp price spike, according to the latest figures from the Land Registry.
Massive drop in £2m+ sales volume
The Land Registry has recorded a 40% fall in the number of £2m plus sales, compared with same period in 2011. Only 124 sales were recorded in March, from 205 the previous year.
Two-speed market: prime country house prices drop; super-prime prices rise
Q2 saw a 1.5 per cent drop in prime country house prices. following a 0.2 per cent fall in Q1, according to Knight Frank.
Prime London house prices slow, but continued growth is ‘logical’
Prime residential property prices in London have risen by just six per cent over the last 12 months - the lowest annual rise since 2009 - with Q2 this year delivering an average rise of 0.
PCL rents up but yields down in Q1: Chestertons
Chesterton Humberts has reported a healthy start to 2012 for the prime Central London lettings market, with residential rents in the first quarter of 2012 rising by 9.
Mishcon scoops top gongs at Lawyer Awards
Mischon de Reya have been named Law Firm of the Year and Real Estate Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2012.
The judges at the influential magazine's annual bash said;
Huge gains for Berkeley
Berkeley Group has reported a 58 per cent rise in full-year profits. According to the Cobham-based homebuilder, pretax profits rose to £214.8m, up from £136.2m a year earlier.
Savills and Barclays settle mortgage fraud case
Savills and Barclays have come to a settlement over a major mortgage fraud case just days before it was due in the High Court.
Henry Adams acquires Cluttons’ southern planning arm
Chichester-based estate agent and chartered surveyors Henry Adams have bought Cluttons' Southern counties planning business and Chichester office.
British Land buys Daily Mail printing works
British Land and The Daily Mail General Trust have announced the conditional sale of DMGT’s 14.5 acre Harmsworth Quays printing works site at Canada Water in South East London to British Land.
£250m Grosvenor Place race won by Turner & Townsend
The consultant Turner & Townsend has reportedly beaten off stiff competition to be named project manager of the proposed £250m Grosvenor Place scheme in Belgravia.
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21st Century Industrial Revolution
In this week's interiors briefing, Anna Bastiaenen investigates the continuing appetite for industrial design..