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Blenheim Bishop merges with Monaco specialists
Resi lettings, management and sales agency Blenheim Bishop have announced a merger with Pastor, one of Monaco's largest and longest standing real estate firms, which has been responsible for constructing…
Singapore buyers still spending in London
The number private properties being bought in Singapore may have declined in recent months but the same cannot be said for the number of Singaporeans buying London property, says Andrew Batt.
Trevor Abrahmsohn surprises himself by agreeing with Grant Shapps
Selling off social housing in prime areas may not be such a daft idea, but banks witholding lending for private development certainly is, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Native Land on £1bn spending spree after securing Gulf-based investor
Alasdair Nicholls, Chief Executive of Native Land
Resi specialist, Native Land, has released a statement announcing that a major private Gulf based investor has taken a 45% shareholding in the company.
June’s a washout for prime London transactions: here’s the skinny on LonRes’s Summer Market Report
The latest London property market review from LonRes makes for some pretty depressing reading.
Architects Anonymous
A major YouGov survey has revealed a startling lack of knowledge about the work undertaken by architects, with 15% of respondents unaware that they even designed buildings.
Commissioned by InBuilding.
Required Reading: resi tax crib sheet
The legal gurus at Mishcon de Reya have produced a very handy guide to taxes on UK residential property.
PLP take over Brockton’s Curzon Street luxury development brief
Lee Polisano’s PLP has pipped top US architect Robert Stern at the last minute to win the re-design of Brockton Capital’s proposed 56 Curzon Street development.
Summer lull? What Summer lull?
July and August are usually heralded as a hiatus in the property market, with holidays and sun-soaked barbeques/drizzle-drenched roasts (delete as applicable) cutting the number of vendors, house-hunters…
Trevor Abrahmsohn on the greatest no-show on Earth
Roll up, roll up for the great Olympic non-event, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Landlords capitalise on summer lulls
Almost a third of respondents in the latest Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) survey claimed they had increased the size of their portfolios since July 2011.
Huge double tax hit for British owners of second homes in France
UK residents who own second homes in France now face a double tax on property income as Francoise Hollande launches a new 15.