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Lloyds backs merger of large-scale lettings agencies
Regional operators Linley & Simpson and Lomond Capital are combining to form new group with more than 22,000 properties under management and 'ambitions to grow'.
Zoopla buys Confused.com
Uswitch-owner ZPG has agreed to buy price comparison website Confused.com.
Connells’ takeover of Countrywide confirmed
Countrywide Plc's major shareholders are supporting an improved £134.4m offer by Connells Group to acquire a majority stake in the estate agency behemoth.
Deal Review 2020: 22 notable property sales from an extraordinary year
In spite of the most challenging conditions in living memory, high-end agents managed to transact on some landmark properties in 2020. From ultra-prime penthouses to fairytale castles;
Green light for the West End’s largest development of 2020
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has secured planning permission for the £500m redevelopment of South Molton Triangle's "forgotten backstreets", linking Mayfair to Oxford Street.
‘Britain’s Most Expensive Houses’: Sotheby’s Realty stars in Ch4’s new property show
If Richard Curtis made Selling Sunset...
Seven key factors that will shape the property market in 2021
Zoopla is predicting that the UK's annual rate of property price inflation will slow to just 1% next year. Here the firm explains some of the thinking behind that figure...
In Pictures: Rightmove’s 5 most viewed overseas properties of 2020
Rightmove's international property portal saw an 18% increase in website traffic this year... Here are the five most popular listings...
Behind the Schemes: Designing a Devon Passivhaus
The flight to the country proved one of the big trends of 2020, and is showing no signs of abating as we head into 2021;
Real estate prices are reaching record highs but that doesn’t mean it’s the only time to sell
The housing market has behaved unpredictably during the pandemic, write Alexander Tziamalis & Paraskevi Katsiampa - so what's likely to happen next?
Revisions to the Standard Method: Will new planning reforms deliver?
Nick Ireland & Paul McColgan of planning consultancy Iceni Projects explore what impact a change to the planning formula - designed to promote more housebuilding - could have on our cities...
The outlook for 2021 is positive – Chestertons
Major London agency is optimistic about the year ahead, predicting the return of overseas buyers and little short-term impact from Brexit...