Location: International
“Debilitating” taxes cause Singapore property market slump
            Total residential investment sales in Singapore slumped to S$862.        
    Battersea Power Station gears up for launch of next phase
            Strap on your helmets; a date's been set for the next Battersea Power Station stampede.
        
    New £150m prime resi scheme for St James’s?
            Rumours of another big PCL acquisition are doing the rounds, this time in St James's, where its been reported private equity firm Henley Investments has snapped up a period office block  with designs…        
    Design firm 19 Greek Street bags Saint Martins Lofts commission
            One of our fave schemes of 2014 so far, the resi re-imagining of the iconic Saint Martins School of Art in London's Charing Cross, has hired Soho-based design hub 19 Greek Street to style the show apartment…        
    “Listless” property supply is “seriously hampering growth” – RICS
            January saw the lowest number of houses hitting the market since its lowest ebb in July 2012, says the RICS, and this oft-reported lack of supply of homes "is seriously hampering growth and pushing prices…        
    East & East Midlands top areas for recovery potential – Hamptons
            Hamptons International has been checking levels of pent-up demand across the country, in a bid to find out which areas have the most potential to soar as the country's housing market continues its recovery.
        
    Boodle Hatfield bolsters property team
            It's been a busy couple of weeks for top law firm Boodle Hatfield, what with bolstering its Private Client and Property teams and announcing a new base on swanky Grosvenor Street in Mayfair.
        
    Galliard scores West Ham village development
            The Hammer's Boleyn Ground Football Stadium will be turned into a new London village by the Galliard Group once the soccer team moves to the old Olympic Stadium in 2016.
        
    How has French policy affected the residential market in Paris?
            The last two years have demonstrated the impact of French policy and politics on the performance of its housing market. Lonres reports back on the current situation in the capital...
        
    53% of PCL buyers from the UK; 42% bought as a primary home – Winkworth
            Winkworth has been filling us in on how its important Kensington, Knightsbridge, Notting Hill and South Ken offices have been faring over the last few months;        
    Should we restrict overseas investors buying up UK homes?
            Last week, a leading think tank pitched the idea of setting up a “non-resident housing investment agency” to limit property purchases by wealthy foreign buyers and keep a lid on the capital’s house…        
    Domus Nova launches specialist property investment arm
            West London estate agency Domus Nova has launched a dedicated investment arm, Domus Nova Investments (DNI), and climbed into bed with apart-hotel specialists Serviced Apartment Solutions.
 Adam Lowenthal
        
     
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
        