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London property prices rise at fastest rate since 2016 – UK HPI
The latest official UK House Price Index tells of 10.6% inflation in the year to August
Improving home energy efficiency is at the heart of Britain’s new ‘green industrial revolution’
The Government has finally published its Net Zero Strategy, along with an in-depth Heat & Building Strategy.
Agency reports string of £20m-plus sales in St John’s Wood
Knight Frank is dominating the top-end of the market in NW8, having been the main agent for every sale above £18m in the district over the last three years.
Hutton Bubear bolsters team with hires from JLL & Savills
The advisory firm has reported heightened demand for both acquisition & development consultancy services this year.
Purplebricks faces legal challenge over employment status
More than 100 Purplebricks workers claim that they were wrongly classed as self-employed by the hybrid estate agency, so missed out on holiday pay and pension contributions
Prime London estate agency Bective relaunches under new management
Bective - formerly Bective Leslie Marsh - has relaunched its six branches under the management of Dexters alumni Thomas Dainty and Craig Tonkin, and ownership of European real estate giant Ghelamco.
Beauchamp builds New Homes team
Sarah Heracleous has joined Paul Finch's New Homes team at super-prime estate agency Beauchamp Estates.
Barton Willmore promotes five to Partner level
The planning and design consultancy has created five new Partners and four new Directors.
Cost of construction materials soars by nearly a quarter
Steel and timber prices have absolutely rocketed over the last year, according to official government data.
‘The property market resembles a half-drunk cappuccino – still hot but the froth has gone’ – Garrington
National buying agency Garrington has updated its look, flexing a new logo (below) and new corporate colours in its latest market update
Bid deadline set for ‘£100m’ stately home project in Oxfordshire
With a floorspace of 68,000 square feet, the Palladian-style St John’s House would be the largest new home to be built in the UK for over a hundred years.
London’s prime property market gears up for a busy autumn & winter
New data from LonRes suggests activity levels could be about to rise again in the capital…