Location: East of England
City of Perspiring Dreams: Cambridge outperforms as £1m+ deals triple in five years
According to new research, house price rises in Cambridge over the last twelve months have been comparable to those seen in London, with an overall uplift of 16.9% against the capital's 17%.
Top Candy man leaves to set up own £150m development business
Candy & Candy director Simon Stone has left the hyper-prime firm to set up his own development and asset management business, Stone Real Estate.
Sugar Quay, one of Stone's projects
Marylebone property firms muck in to restore community garden
Some of Marylebone's top property firms joined forces last week to help restore a rundown community facility on Lisson Grove.
A Man Of Property: How Thomas Cromwell became London’s first property developer
From a smithy cottage in the 'lawless' village of Putney to a portfolio stretching the length and breadth of the country, Amy Cole explains how the son of a blacksmith developed his way to a vast property empire…
Is the government quietly dropping office-to-resi Permitted Development Rights?
The latest version of the Town and Country Planning Order includes a notable omission: The anticipated three-year extension to Permitted Development Rights which allow the conversion of office space into…
Clapham Grand: Galliard unveils ‘Tudor’ conversion scheme in SW London
Galliard has pulled the curtains back on its latest project, the redevelopment of a prominent office building just off Clapham Common.
Beresfords grows Country Homes team to manage rising demand
Essex-based independent estate agent Beresfords has expanded its Country Homes team after an "upsurge in demand".
Budget 2015: ‘The sun is starting to shine and we are fixing the roof’
May's looking like a bit of an electoral stalemate according to most of the pollsters, so today's Budget was a splendid chance for the Chancellor to try to put some clear water between the Tories and…
Rural property price growth closes in on urban rises – Zoopla
The rate of annual price growth in country areas is catching up to urban increases, says Zoopla, but a £50k rural premium remains.
The ONS' urban / rural map
Urban values have risen by 5.
Newnham crowned ‘Best Place to Live in Britain’
A suburb of Cambridge has been named as the best place to live in the UK.
The Sunday Times reckons Newnham has it licked, combining a village atmosphere with close proximity to a thriving city centre.
Hamptons acquires property consultancy ikon
A week after announcing the takeover of Hertfordshire-based agency John Curtis, Hamptons has made another acquisition in the form of multi-discipline property consultancy, ikon.
Best Places to Live 2015: The UK’s top 50 urban locations
After crowning Chagford as the best spot to live in Britain's countryside, the Sunday Times turned its attention to urban areas in the second heat of its annual "Best Places to Live" rundown.