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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…
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...
Watch: How to design a knockout show apartment
In a new series from the Chelsea Design Centre, interior experts Charu Gandhi and Karen Howes explain how to deliver successful show units for new-build schemes.
Property prices continue to rise in most prime global cities, but markets are weakening
The average annual rate of property price inflation across the 150 tracked cities moderated from +3.6% in Q1 to +3.4% in Q2.
Up-sizers’ average ‘trade-up gap’ escalates to £68k
Asking price inflation for three-bedroom houses has outstripped the price growth of two-bedroom flats every year for the last five years, says Rightmove.
Ranked: Average estate agency fees by area
Average estate agency commission fees across England & Wales's regions are estimated to range from c.£1,800 in the North East to c.£9,200 in London.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
BNP Paribas recruits CBRE’s Nicholls to helm a new Central London Development Team
Nicholls' new team centralises BNP PRE's development offerings across use classes in Central London boroughs.