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Janine Stone launches budget(ish) interiors service
Interior design maven Janine Stone has launched a new diffusion arm, STUDIO, to tap into demand for "a more financially-accessible service."
“Serious risk of oversupply” in parts of prime central London market – Candy
Warm on the heels of Savills' warnings about oversupply at the top end of the market, One Hyde Park supremo Nick Candy has also been voicing his concerns about the number of prime and super-prime schemes…
California Scheming: Cantilevered Surrey villa scoops another gong
An extraordinary modernist villa in Surrey has been crowned "Best Family Home" at the Sunday Times British Home Awards, adding to its impressive haul of accolades for the year.
Agents Mutual “has smashed” targets
So we knew that Agents' Mutual - the new agent-owned property portal - was doing pretty well, but news has just come in that Ian Springett's project "has smashed its initial target of 1000 Gold member…
Grosvenor raises £210m of debt for Belgravia spending
Sounds like there's a prime spending spree in the offing; Grosvenor has raised £210m of unsecured long term debt to "help finance forthcoming investment in Belgravia."
English Heritage bags an extra £5m to ease charity transition
English Heritage has secured an extra £5m to add to it's £80m war chest to help it segue into charity status.
Read William Cash's interview with EH boss Dr Simon Thurley here.
Top 10 crimes against period homes – RICS
The Daily Mail's been reporting about The Duchess (Middleton) causing strife in the village by replacing traditional Georgian roof tiles with "Barratt Homes" red ones. The horror.
Estate Agency of the Year Awards 2013: The Winners
If you were wondering what all the commotion was about in Lancaster Gate on Thursday night, that's where the great and the good of the resi property world descended for its annual knees-up in the guise…
Game of Homes: Overcoming high pressure tactics
As the London property market continues to surge, some of the high pressure tactics deployed in the previous boom are back with a vengeance.
Too Good To Be True? The real story behind the £250k mansion
Marketed with an "absurdly" low guide price of £250k, it's been billed as "the bargain basement mansion", but whoever buys the Grade I-listed Halswell House in Somerset at auction next week will need…
Zoopla cracks down on private vendors
ZPG has announced "clear guidelines" in an effort to rid its portals of private vendors and landlord aggregators.
Aston Mead buys Claud Waterer in Chertsey
Surrey & Berkshire estate agent Aston Mead has acquired its seventh office in the region, buying-up Claud Waterer in Chertsey.