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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.
The average home now changes hands every 19 years
The average number of years between property sales has dropped from nearly 25 to just under 19 since 2010, with southern homes shifting far more frequently than those in the North.
The Devil is in the Detail: Is London really in ‘bubble-risk’ territory?
Is the London property market a bubble risk? It may be, but UBS’ recent one page report on the capital does not prove it, argues Maskells boss and former banker Charles Curran...
Bell Ingram wins Landmark deal to restore historic Scottish buildings
Perthshire-based Bell Ingram has secured a new contract with The Landmark Trust to upgrade 19 of Scotland’s most famous historic buildings, including The Macintosh Building in Perthshire and The Pineapple…
Simon Barnes doubles resources and unveils rebrand
Top property advisor Simon Barnes has hired a new consultant and unveiled a full rebrand designed to "take the company into a new chapter".
Simon Barnes
The UHNW Multi-Homer’s Wishlist: Green, smart, serviced and island
79% of the world's 211,000 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals own more than one home, and these super-rich types are increasingly buying "non-traditional homes" outside their domiciles, according…
Harrods Estates moves into Poland with Zlota 44 consultancy
Harrods Estates Asset Management has signed a "consulting partnership" with Zlota 44, a Daniel Libeskind-designed 52-storey residential tower in Warsaw, Poland.
First 180 Television Centre homes sell out (with 150 going to UK buyers)
It's been reported that the first 180 units planned for inside BBC Television Centre have already been spoken for.
JLL expands resi offering into Ireland with Dublin agency acquisition
JLL has acquired Dublin-based specialist residential agency Guardian Property Asset Management, in a "logical next step" for the international roll-out of the firm's resi ambitions.
In Pictures: World Interior of the Year 2015
A fantastical creation in Rome has been crowned World Interior of the Year (Residential) 2015 at a swanky ceremony in Singapore.
Development Securities and Cathedral Group launch new identity, U+I
U+I Group Plc, the product of a merger between Development Securities and Cathedral Group, has officially launched today, moving into a new Victoria office and unveiling a very monochrome new brand identity.