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Spring Fever: How to prep a property for a pre-summer sale
Under pressure to make a speedy sale this Spring? Here's some seasoned advice...
Martin Bikhit, Managing Director at Kay & Co
Private Property Search gets new Country boss
Jessica Simpson is joining Strutt & Parker's independent buying arm Private Property Search from Savills.
London Real Estate Forum 2014: 11-12th June, Berkeley Square
Berkeley Square is being taken over by property developers again.
Required Reading: How to reinstate a boundary following flood damage
Water-torn properties are emerging across the country as the floods subside, allowing owners get on with assessing the damage and patching-up homes.
A Tale of 300 Cities: JLL launches global city comparison site
"The old order has gone," proclaims JLL. "Whereas 10 years ago there were 100 cities on the investor’s radar, now there are 300, and over 600 routinely enquired about by corporates.
Savills partners up in Switzerland
Savills has struck a deal with Switzerland-based agency Luxury Places, to help look after clients' interests in the Lake Geneva area.
Lake Geneva: Nice in't it?
96% of borrowers went fixed rate in Feb
96% of mortgages applied for in February were for fixed rate set-ups - a record high proportion - according to stats from independent broker the Mortgage Advice Bureau.
March of the Oligarchs? Gorbachev’s Prophecy
Confiscating the piggy banks of notable Russian oligarchs is laughable, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Hamptons partners with currency exchange to help foreign buyers
Hamptons International has teamed up with HiFX, the UK's biggest non-bank, direct to consumer online international payments business, to help out global clients looking to buy in Blighty, and British…
Banner Homes acquisition propels CALA into the UK’s top ten
CALA Group has become one of the UK's top ten housebuilders after snapping up Banner Homes.
S106 could be scrapped for small developers and self-builders
"There are too many levies and charges on housing," said Eric Pickles as he outlined the Government's plans to get rid of Section 106 affordable housing payments for developments of fewer than ten resi…
Niche development finance firm launches in Surrey
A new development finance provider, catering specifically for developers of top end residences in the most expensive bits of Surrey, has just opened its doors in Leatherhead.
Harry Turnball