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PCL house prices to rise by 6% (not 0%) this year – Knight Frank
Barely a week after Savills tore up its start-of-the-year predictions, adding 6.
Mishcon boosts property litigation team
Olswang's head of construction Nick Lane is joining Mishcon de Reya's property litigation group, boosting Mishcon's formidable real estate team to 19 partners and 78 fee-earners (12 in property litigation).
Westminster mulls office-to-resi conversion tax
There's talk of a tax on office-to-resi conversions in Westminster, as the Council tries to maintain its 10-year principle of a "fine grain" level of mixed use buildings.
Who’s the most productive estate agent in London?
When Accounts & Legal started a survey on which estate agencies made the most cash per agent, the assumption was that Foxtons' "army of negotiators" would trump the "more gentlemanly strategy" of other…
Fair Trade: Behind the scenes at Masterpiece London 2013
It's hard to believe that Masterpiece London is only four years old, such is the fair's presence in the social calendar.
Lobby Talk: Why a stubborn Government breeds corruption
Amoral lobbying is just a symptom of a broken consultation system, says London Central Portfolio's Naomi Heaton after an eye-opening experience on the Ensuring the Fair Taxation of Residential Property…
Land Registry records 45% increase in £1m+ sales
As usual, there's a few interesting morsels in amongst all the Land Registry data released today.
Fine & Country gears up for worldwide recruitment drive
Although the phrase "international conference" can strike fear into anyone's heart, we have to admit last week's Fine & Country shindig looked pretty impressive.
Dublin Up: Irish property market in recovery?
After five years of relentless decline, with house prices falling by over 50% in some areas, it looks like Ireland's property market might be pulling itself together.
Trade in Chelsea: Young domestic buyers prop up SW3/10 as developers move out
Q2 was pretty good for Strutt & Parker’s Chelsea office, and there are a few nuggets of interest in the stats for property market watchers...
£3m Trelissick contents sale doubles estimates
Everything went at Trelissick House in Cornwall this week, as Bonhams' epic contents sale made £3m on a £1.5m estimate.
Deloitte Real Estate kicks off recruitment spree
The recently repackaged Deloitte Real Estate is going on a bit of a "lateral hire" binge in an effort to meet the firm's big ambitions in the property market.