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Homes England chief to step down
Nick Walkley is to leave the Government housing agency next month. CIO Gordon More will step us as Interim CEO.
Fine & Country pitches outsourced lettings & property management service to agents
Complete RPI has partnered with estate agency franchise group Fine & Country to offer a white label lettings and management service.
Connells picks up Alchemy’s Countrywide stake
Alchemy Partners has offloaded its 2.73% stake in Countrywide to Connells, having previously pitched itself as a rival bidder for control of the business.
‘Exceptional’ rebuilt Kensington villa finds a buyer
Double-width corker on the Pitt Estate was asking £19.75m and came with a Japanese plunge pool.
Grosvenor’s Tredwell joins PCL developer
Grosvenor Estate alumnus Mark Tredwell has joined luxury property developer REDD as Head of Development, as the firm looks to raise £200m to expand its prime resi pipeline.
Blue Coast Capital & RER secure £23.7m loan for Richmond resi scheme
'Exciting and unique' redevelopment of the Grade-II listed former Richmond Royal Hospital will deliver 56 high-end apartments.
Activity stirs in Prime London’s stock-laden rental market
The Prime London lettings market had a much busier end to the year than many expected, reports LonRes, but supply levels are still running very high...
A hole of your own: The lowdown on building basements in the post-iceberg age
Figures out earlier this month suggest the days of the mega-basement are behind us in Prime Central London, but what should those still intent on attempting a subterranean project know?
Canary Wharf is having a moment – here’s why…
The 'escape to the country' trend is not the only way Covid-19 is changing tenant behaviour, writes Tom Bill...
Final Connells-Countrywide takeover vote slated for 15th Feb
Countrywide will hold a Special AGM next month to vote on the proposed Connells takeover.
Online & hybrid estate agency penetration picks up in central London
Hybrid/online estate agencies' market share of UK property exchanges remained at 8% in 2020, despite a 10% increase in the proportion of new instructions from 2019.
What’s happened to property prices in London’s Golden Postcodes?
The average price paid in Prime Central London has fallen by 10% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic - but some enclaves have seen dramatic prices rise.