Location: Europe
Hong Kong tops construction cost league
Hong Kong has trumped Switzerland as most expensive construction market, according to EC Harris's latest International Construction Costs Report, while Australia and Japan have both seen significant…
RICS & Mortar Board: Countrywide launches fast track surveyor scheme
You've probably heard plenty of chat about a "Surveyor Crunch" lately, with reports of hellish delays backing up the market all summer.
New chief for Northacre as expansion plans gather pace
Super-prime developer Northacre Plc. has hired former Partner of Estate Four, Niccolo Barattieri di San Pietro, as Chief Executive Officer.
The Ambassadors’ Reception Rooms: London’s most diplomatic property developments
London's diplomatic map is being redrawn, really spoiling property developers with a glut of ambassadorial opportunities in Mayfair, Marylebone, Westminster, Kensington and Holland Park, according to…
Reddy set to transform Aldgate
Reddy Architecture + Urbanism has got the lead architect gig for a £50m 23 storey, mixed use retail and residential development in the middle of London's Aldgate.
RICS names new Chair of UK & Ireland Board
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed the new Chair of its UK & Ireland World Regional Board.
Comedy of Manors: Why William Cash is banning the WI
Opening a historic home to the public is no tea party, discovers William Cash as he gets into hot water with the W.I. during a Wodehouse-worthy episode at Upton Cressett.
Savills profits up 40%; UK resi fees up 15%
Savills plc's half year results to 30th June 2013 show a 13% increase in group revenue to £399m (H1 2012: £353.3m), and a 25% surge in pre-tax profits, from £17.1m in H1 2012 to £21.
TfL invites tenders for resi scheme at iconic Art Deco HQ
London Underground's Grade I listed HQ at 55 Broadway, above St James's Park tube station, is to be converted into prime residential units, with TfL now on the hunt for an architect to take on the scheme.
The Law Review: Floods, lightening and taking a chancel
Mishcon de Reya's round-up of the latest legal happenings in the property world.
Fine & Country gears up for worldwide recruitment drive
Although the phrase "international conference" can strike fear into anyone's heart, we have to admit last week's Fine & Country shindig looked pretty impressive.
Dublin Up: Irish property market in recovery?
After five years of relentless decline, with house prices falling by over 50% in some areas, it looks like Ireland's property market might be pulling itself together.