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Soho’s gentrification leads London’s super-prime pack
Luxury property developments in Soho have seen the biggest per square foot price gains over the last year compared to other areas in PCL, rising by over 14%, whilst prices in Knightsbridge have risen by…
Does London’s property market need foreign buyers?
London's resi development pipeline is likely to pump an extra £8bn into the UK economy, according to some research by London Central Portfolio.
Resi land values on the rise
Resi land values in prime central London shot up by 4% in Q2, whilst prices across the UK rose by an average of 1.2%, according to Knight Frank today. This means that average UK values have risen by 1.
Another Bite of the Apple: New scheme lights up former Beatles HQ
If you were developing a building as culturally significant as the former Beatles HQ, you'd be bonkers not to go big on the heritage angle.
Intarya bags design projects worth £1.5m
It's been a big week for Northacre's interior design firm, Intarya, winning over £1.5m-worth of work in the shape of two trophy projects in Bayswater and a palace in the Middle East.
Belvoir goes up-market with SW3 acquisition
Soames, the Chelsea-based lettings agency, has been bought by mainstream chain Belvoir as part of a pretty aggressive acquisitions spree that sees the firm make its first foray into the prime London market.
Isle of Wealth: London’s property market Vs the rest of the UK
London's wealth is yet to flow out into the regions, says Lucian Cook in the latest Savills Residential Property Focus.
Prime Numbers: Some stats on the top of the market
Savills' latest Residential Property Focus (for Q3 2013) asks whether the mainstream market is in a full-on recovery, or whether its just a temporary reprieve - as happened in 2010.
Car Trouble: How London’s parking shortage is driving developers up the walls
As a single parking space hits the market with a record £300k price tag and a new report reveals how councils are raking in vast profits from parking fines, Sheila McCusker explains how developers are…
Rickman Properties bolsters sales team
Kensington-based agency Rickman Properties has hired Simon Powley as Assistant Residential Sales Manager.
Powley joins the firm after an impressive 18-year stint at mews specialists Lurot Brand.
Another major signing for Agents’ Mutual
The big sign-ups to new-property-portal-in-town Agents' Mutual keep on coming: the Thamesview Group - which operates the likes of Chard, Friend & Falcke, Dexters, Square Mile and Waterview estate agents…
New Building Regs tackle carbon emissions, but may penalise smaller developers
The newly-toughened-up Part L of the Building Regulations has some very noble aims to tackle climate change by making new-build homes significantly more energy efficient.