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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.
Property exchanges were up 57% in January – will the stamp duty holiday be extended?
As MPs prepare to debate a petition to extend the stamp duty holiday by six months, it’s worth keeping an eye on two pieces of data that will play a crucial role in the eventual decision, says Tom Bill...
£27m sales flurry at Almacantar’s Centre Point
Developer reports a strong start to the year at its landmark West End scheme, which has delivered 82 apartments including a £55m penthouse, as purchasers ‘take a long-term view of London’s luxury…
Jenrick signs off Mayor Khan’s London Plan; calls on Boroughs to go further
"You still have a very long way to go to meet London’s full housing need," Housing Minister Robert Jenrick told London Mayor Sadiq Khan, "something your plan clearly and starkly fails to achieve."
Connells signs ‘landmark’ five-year property portal deal
Connells, which is in the process of buying a majority stake in Countrywide Plc, has signed a "landmark" five-year agreement with Zoopla, setting itself up as the property portal's first "innovation partner".