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Imposter Fraud: How to avoid it happening to you & your clients
The increasingly common crime of imposter fraud hit the mainstream this week with the airing of nightmarish ITV thriller Our House, in which a family returned from holiday to find an unknown couple moving…
‘A sure sign that the London market is on the up’: Overseas buyers back in action
International buyers owned c.£6bn more London property in 2021 than in 2020, according to some new analysis of Land Registry data.
Historic office-to-resi project up for sale in Bloomsbury
Grade II* listed building on Great James Street has planning for a conversion into a luxury residence
DM Hall recruits new Residential Property Director
Kirsten Nicolson joins the Scottish chartered surveying firm having previously worked with Graham + Sibbald, Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker in Edinburgh.
Berkeley reports more strong trading amid ‘volatile’ conditions
The influential housebuilder is on track to meet its forecasts, but rising costs and supply chain issues are creating challenges...
Savills revenue soars beyond £2bn in record year
'Extraordinarily strong trading recovery' delivers bumper set of full-year figures for the real estate giant
Purplebricks boss Darvey steps down
Hybrid estate agency's Chief Operating Officer, Helena Marston, steps up to the top job as Vic Darvey quits.
More London trophy homes frozen as Abramovich and other oligarchs targeted in another round of Russia sanctions
Alongside a significant portfolio of super-prime residences in London and the Home Counties, Chelsea Football Club - owned by Roman Abramovich - is also effectively frozen, with no new ticket or merchandise…
Developers circle landmark chapel conversion project in St John’s Wood
‘Incredibly grand’ Grade II listed building on St John's Wood Terrace could be turned into luxury apartments or a monumental single residence
Aussie fund makes another massive London investment, taking 50% of British Land’s Canada Water Masterplan
British Land has formed a 50/50 joint venture with Aussie pension fund AustralianSuper (which also owns most of King's Cross) to "accelerate" the delivery of the 53-acre Canada Water regeneration scheme…
Jackson-Stops agent joins Sussex buying agency Property Acquisitions
Michelle Hendrie has moved from sales to acquisitions, joining Jennie Hancock Property Acquisitions after 15 years with Jackson-Stops in Midhurst, West Sussex.
Property market gathers pace as buyer demand climbs again
"There is little evidence yet that the mood music regarding the expectations for house prices or rents is shifting," says RICS chief economist.