Location: International
Singaporean developer bags mighty Mortlake brewery site for £158m
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just been snapped up for a cool £158m.
Autumn Statement: New higher SDLT rate for buy-to-let and second homes
George Osborne's third pop at the country's finances this year saw housing - or the "crisis of home ownership" - near the top of the bill
Autumn Statement: Prime property industry reactions
A 3% increase the rate of stamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes, and a chunky pledge of extra funding for new housebuilding have set tongues wagging in the aftermath of the combined Autumn Statement …
Different by Design: Why branding for residential developments is key
The value of design in property development is more than just the architecture of the building or the style of the interiors, it’s in the branding of the project as a whole says design guru Lee Barfield. A
Mapped: Prime property price movements around the world
Measuring the performance of luxury resi markets in fifteen world cities over a one and five-year period (2010 to Q3 2015), this handy map from Knight Frank and EY has exposed some key macro trends at-a-glance.
Big project wins for 1508 London
1508 London, the architecture and design collective set up in 2010, has been on a particularly strong run of late.
Global Tax Report 2015: How do property costs and taxes compare around the world?
A new report into the buying, holding and selling costs for foreign buyers of prime resi in fifteen of the world's top cities has picked out Monaco as the one offering the lowest taxation, and Shanghai …
Chestertons appoints new MD to lead MENA operations
Chestertons has brought in a new Managing Director in the UAE to ramp up the property agency's presence in the "core" Middle East market, with a new International Properties division and an expansion plan…
The Style Somerset: The private members’ club effect
Forget the Waitrose Effect.
All change at Rogers Stirk Harbour as raft of new Partners created
There are changes afoot at architecture practice Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.
UK house prices rise 6.1% as North-South divide deepens
UK average house prices increased by 6.1% in the year to September 2015, up from 5.
Lodha launches new global hyper-prime brand with Mumbai scheme
Mumbai-based developer Lodha Group has launched a new umbrella brand, The Luxury Collection, to house its most lavish residential projects around the world