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LRG buys eight-branch Isle of Wight estate agency
This is the LRG's second acquisition of 2022, since being acquired by Platinum Equity in February.
Sublime Palladian pile in Somerset seeks £8mn
Wadbury House near Frome was reworked by the designer behind five-star hangouts Babington House and The Newt.
Home offices are in; dining rooms are out: How the popularity of home features has shifted
Garden offices and orangeries are hot right now, says Rightmove, but dining rooms and conservatories have fallen out of favour over the last ten years.
RBKC high streets protected by new planning rules
A planning order covering parts of Notting Hill, Chelsea & and South Ken has been given the green light by Levelling Up Secretary Greg Clark.
‘Fit for a king’: Trophy development plot in Berkshire pitched at £35mn
King’s Beeches once housed the residence of the Thai royal family, and has planning for two new luxury mansions measuring a combined 65,000 sq ft.
In Pictures: New boutique scheme unveiled in Kensington, with show flats designed by Finchatton & Matthews Rea
Developer Kolan has reworked a site on St Mary Abbott’s Place near Holland Park into five high-spec apartments.
Waterfront price premiums rise around the world as demand surges
The average international premium for a waterfront property compared with a non-waterfront home has climbed to 40%, according to Knight Frank.
Ranked: London’s most active property markets
Croydon (CR0), Wandsworth (SW18) and Merton (SW19) are the most active London areas for home-buying activity, with each postcode seeing more than 60 homes sold each month.
Fine & Country makes brace of appointments to accelerate expansion plans
Top-end estate agency franchise Fine & Country aims to enter ten new countries in 2023, as well as "growing the brand significantly" in its established locations.
Bichard appointed to oversee RICS reforms
Lord Michael Bichard has been appointed Interim Senior Independent Governor of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, with a remit to implement the 36 recommendations for reform he made earlier this…
High-end country estate market on a roll
Nine sales of £15mn-plus estates have been recorded across England & Wales so far this year.
‘The best of his generation’: Savills pays tribute to the late David Forbes, founder & chair of the Private Office
Prime property industry titan David Forbes has passed away following a battle with cancer. He "was a consummate deal maker to the end and, arguably, the best of his generation," says his team at Savills.