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Landlord seeks tenant to renovate country pile in Buckinghamshire
Tenants who agree to refurbish the ‘substantial’ Battlesden House can set up home in the seven-bed property for a reduction in their rent, according to to agents Savills, who are billing the unusual propo…
Marsh & Parsons recruits Kay & Co’s Sulkin to run Marylebone & Mayfair branch
Paul Sulkin joins the 31-branch agency after more than two decades at BHHS Kay & Co.
New lettings chief for BHHS Kay & Co
Matt Staton has moved from Marsh & Parsons to join Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay & Co.
Planning applications fell by nearly a quarter in Q2
At 88,000, the number of applications submitted across England was down by 23% on the same quarter in 2019, while the number receiving a decision (71,700) fell by 22% year-on-year.
Kensington buyer ‘sues conveyancer for £4.6m’
Another twist in the saga involving South End's infamous 'stripy house'...
Watch: A quick explainer on electronic signatures from HM Land Registry
The Land Registry started to accept electronic signatures in July, in a tech-savvy move accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic
A-listings: Celebrity property stories of the month
September’s most interesting rumours involving famous people and their homes – some of which might even turn out to be true…
‘A retrograde step’ & ‘a serious weakening of local democracy’: London’s Mayor weighs-in on planning reforms
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has lambasted the Government's "once in a generation" planning reforms, calling proposals "a retrograde step" for housebuilding in the capital and "a serious weakening of local…
Millionaires’ Rows: The UK’s top ten most expensive streets in 2020
Zoopla has published its latest rundown of seven-figure addresses, showing Kensington Palace Gardens, Courtenay Avenue, Grosvenor Crescent and Ilchester Place maintaining their positions as the priciest in the…
Estate agents must reveal referral fees to customers or face a ban, says Trading Standards
Estate agents who continue to conceal referral fees from customers could be banned from the industry, says National Trading Standards.
Marketing Primer: As people and places change, so property brands need to evolve too
Branding expert Mark Davis explains how to keep a development relevant when its surroundings are being fundamentally redefined...
The view from Knightsbridge: Covid, Brexit & the PCL lettings market
So far at least, Brexit has had a far bigger impact on the Prime Central London lettings market than Covid-19, writes Alice Umfreville...