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Estate agency group accused of insufficient action over data breach
A newspaper has suggested that personal and financial details of thousands of Foxtons Group customers are available on the "dark web".
Strutt & Parker sets up a base in Bath
New operation will be led by the co-founder of the agency's high-performing Notting Hill office, Alistair Heather.
£1m+ home numbers rise for the first time in five years
A sharp rise in 2020 means that Britain is now home to 53% more seven-figure properties compared to a decade ago - but 7% fewer than in 2015.
Savills to squeeze in extra auction before stamp duty deadline
'The auction room is one of the few places you’re guaranteed to get your property sale across the line in a timely manner', says the agency, as it confirms another live event for the beginning of March.
Century tees up Surrey mansion project with £2.1m development loan
The borrower is a partner in a high-end housebuilder.
Forsters recruits two legal heavyweights to its HNW residential property team
Robert Barham and Charles Miéville have moved from Cripps Pemberton Greenish to join Forsters' HNW residential real estate team.
Dealwatch: What’s been selling in 2021 so far?
After the heavy turbulence of 2020, the industry returned from the festive break hopeful for a smoother ride in 2021;
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
A unique Mayfair penthouse and a re-engineered Notting Hill townhouse topped the rundown of resi sales lodged with the Land Registry in the final weeks of 2020.
Mortgage approvals hit highest annual total since 2007
103,400 house purchase mortgages were approved in the last month of 2020, taking the year's total to 818,500 - the biggest number in one year since 2007, despite approvals hitting a record monthly low…
Watch: MPs discuss extending the SDLT holiday
"A tapered relief seems to be the most popular view," summarised Elliot Colburn MP after more than hour of discussions about the merits (and some of the pitfalls) of extending the current Stamp Duty holiday.
Government’s new national design code & Office for Place aim to ‘bring back beauty’
The Government has published a new set of national design standards for property developments, formally introducing the word "beauty" into planning rules for the first time.
Green light for M&G’s mixed-use project in Fitzrovia
The Stiff + Trevillion-designed redevelopment of 247 Tottenham Court Road will deliver eight new apartments and lots of office space.