Location: Europe
Construction workloads on the up despite skills shortages
Construction workloads rose in Q2 2015 with 44% more respondents to the RICS' regular survey reporting higher activity levels (up from 37% on the previous quarter), driven by office development and private…
Palladian Design: The Good, the bad and the unexpected (exhibition)
The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio is the only architect who has given his name to an enduring style, which makes him quite the worthy subject for an exhibition by the RIBA.
Paris Vs London: A comparison of western Europe’s top two residential property markets
Marking its recent arrangement with Paris-based Consultants Immobilier, London-based estate agency Chestertons has drawn up a thorough head-to-tête comparison of the two largest residential property…
Singapore’s Oxley takes a 20% stake in London’s Galliard for £50m
Major Singaporean property developer Oxley Holdings (the outfit behind East London's 37-acre Royal Wharf scheme) has bought into London's biggest privately-owned residential developer Galliard Group to…
Grosvenor plans major new Hyde Park Corner scheme
Plans have gone in for new development on London's Hyde Park Corner, which could deliver up to 28 new resi apartments and a 190-room hotel.
Get Your Côte: French Riviera ‘next in line’ for ultra-prime boom
A weak euro, suppressed prices and some recent tax changes have made property on the French Riviera much more appealing to foreign purchasers of late, reports Savills.
Paris Match: Chestertons teams up with French agency
Prime London estate agency Chestertons has announced a new link-up with a Paris property consultant that will "forge closer links between Europe’s two strongest residential markets."
Savills expands Italian presence to ten offices with high-end resi deal
Savills has formed a new association with Italian outfit Santandrea Luxury Houses, the high end residential property arm of Gabetti Property Solutions.
#Budget2015: Permanent Non Dom status abolished; IHT threshold raised; BtL relief restricted
"We have to move Britain from a low-wage, high-tax, high-welfare society to a higher-wage, lower-tax, lower-welfare economy," said Chancellor George (four times) as he delivered a very Conservative Budget;
Corporate and overseas demand fuels Home Counties rent rises
Nearly half (47%) of new tenancies sorted out by Knight Frank in the Home Counties between April and June were to international tenants, as the firm's latest rental index shows Home Counties rents rising…
Should Stamp Duty be paid by the seller?
Glentree boss offers some possible solutions for The Chancellor to consider in his Emergency Budget
London’s great estates team up for world first eco initiative
Five of London's biggest property owners have formed "a unique collaboration" to promote green infrastructure in the capital.