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Property is now “considerably more affordable than in 2008 ” – Countrywide
House prices in real terms - after 14% inflation has been taken into account - are lower than in 2008 in all parts of England outside London, according to some research by Countrywide plc
Stiff competition could spell profit squeeze for London’s prime resi developers
20,158 prime resi units (over £1,250 psf) could be delivered in London over the next ten years, with project activity peaking in 2017 and a combined sales value of over £50bn, according to the latest Lo…
Housing optimism hits new (but not that high) heights
Consumers' perceptions of the UK property market continue to get ever-more rosy - but are still generally morose - according to the latest sentiment survey from Lloyds Bank
New Master Plan Director for CBRE
Peter Dijkhuis has joined CBRE’s Building Consultancy Project Group as Director of Master Planning.
Brand Slam: Zoopla catches up with Rightmove
Relatively young upstart Zoopla reckons it's neck and neck with Rightmove in the brand awareness stakes these days
Prime outer London market outpacing PCL – Knight Frank
Less than a week after releasing its predictions for the next five years (+24% UK-wide if you missed it), Knight Frank has been updating us on last month's activity in the UK, prime and rental markets.
Prime & super-prime markets to stall until 2015 – Abrahmsohn
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn looks back at the year that was and explains his predictions for 2014..
Britain’s 50 most historic streets
House historian Melanie Backe-Hansen has compiled a list of the 50 most historically-important streets in Britain and Ireland, from Roman roads to Georgian crescents; street markets to village thoroughfares
Artists in Residence: Where London’s art and property scenes collide
In the second instalment of his arty two-parter, Londonewcastle's Robert Soning takes us on a tour of the capital's most creative development hotspots..
Big guns square up over £250m Canadian High Commission
It sounds like there's a bunfight brewing over the £250m Canadian High Commission building on Grosvenor Square.
“Resilient” prime market drives brisk few months for Savills
Savills sounded a chirpy note with the release of its Interim Management Statement yesterday
Trading Up: Ryan’s Canary Wharf mega-tower to be Europe’s tallest resi?
Developers are jostling to take the "Europe's tallest resi tower" title: Manchester's 554ft Beetham Tower, the incumbent, was all set to be knocked off the pinnacle by Dalian Wanda's One Nine Elms scheme…