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UK housing stock now worth £5.2 trillion as North-South tilt steepens
The total value of the UK's housing stock rose by £186bn in 2013 to hit £5.2tr, according to some (big) number crunching by Savills, and by £1.6tr over the last decade from £3.6tr in 2003.
Big mortgage market opening up as high street lenders offer £1m+
The availability of £1m+ mortgages is on the up as high street lenders get back on the big spenders' scene, according to broker Springtide Capital.
Holland Park to get London’s biggest basement extension?
At 16,000 square foot, it's being billed as "the largest and most opulent basement extension ever seen in Central London", but will it get through planning?
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New recruit for Aston Chase
North London agency Aston Chase has added a new face to its highly successful St John's Wood outfit.
“Strong competition” for investment flats – W.A.Ellis
There's a fully-fledged bunfight for sub-£2m investment properties, according to the latest market report from W.A.
Peabody appoints Sales and Marketing Director to “spearhead move into private sales market”
One of London's oldest and largest charitable housing providers, Peabody, has heralded its move into the private sales market, appointing Annette Hurst as Sales and Marketing Director to head up its…
Write-your-own-details online agency launches
Another new online estate agency has launched, but with a slight twist. Sellmyhome.co.uk, created by Knight Frank and Banda alumnus Will Clark, offers vendors the chance to write their own property descriptions.
Strong Q3 for British Land
British Land has been updating the world on its Q3 2013/14 activity, and things look to be going well for the giant developer.
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Zoopla could announce floatation “within weeks”
It sounds like Zoopla is gearing up for its blockbusting floatation, which could value the purple portal somewhere north of the £1bn mark.
Bailey recruits “developer’s eye” to buying team
Robert Bailey's buying agency has recruited Will Hollest to give "a developer's eye" to the outfit.
Edinburgh signals return to normality as transaction levels rocket
Fair Edinburgh has seen a return to "normal, healthy transaction levels", according to the Knight Frank team after they recorded a whopping increase in Q4 deals.
Call To Farms: Buying and developing agricultural land for residential use
We all know it's been a shrewd investment in recent years, but just how easy - or sensible - is it to buy up and develop farmland?