Location: London
New Acquisitions Director for Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons has recruited Simon Maine-Tucker as Acquisitions Director to its Residential Development & Investment department, and has also hired Rebecca Derbyshire to the New Homes team.
Right to Pi: Wyatt launches property index research house
One of prime resi's statistical heavyweights, John D Wood's former Head of Valuation James Wyatt, has set up his own research house to offer independent, reliable indices, reports and valuations.
Foster+Partners buys back ownership
Foster + Partners has bought out its private equity backer 3i's minority holding in the business to return the architecture practice to 100% own-ownership
International in Perspective: It all matters to someone
Russians, Chinese, Ukrainians, Indians... There's always someone "dominating" London's property market, says James Bailey as he gears his Belgravia agency up for full global proficiency.
Defining London’s Character: Mayor publishes planning guidance for developers
We all know London needs more homes, but how on earth are we going to build them all without destroying the capital's rich character?
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£818-£10,854: How much does a square metre of property cost across the UK?
This latest sums by Halifax tell us how much a single square metre of real estate will set you back around the country
Heaton builds London team
Buying agency Heaton & Partners has expanded its London team again, recruiting Samantha Anderson to join former Black Brick-er Karen Goodin, who started back in January
RICS gets first ever female president
Louise Brooke-Smith is the new President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the organisation's first female President in its 146 year history.
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£45m Balfour Place apartment block hits the market
Mayfair's Next Mega-Mansion?
Cheques Please: Why new lending checks are absurd, counter productive, and won’t end well
New mortgage rules prefer corporate dullards to wealthy entrepreneurs, says our resident Doer Upper Alan Page, as he misses the joys of seeing a proper bank manager.
If you're rich you can't borrow
Dubai and Tokyo lead this year’s prime rental growth stakes
Knight Frank's quarterly comparison of prime rental prices around the world has reported strong rises for the Dubai and Tokyo markets in Q1, although Nairobi remains at the top of the annual rankings fo…
Price rises relax; May sees +0.4% – Land Registry
House prices rose by a relatively gentle 0.4% in May, with 72,450 sales ranging from £7,000 to £39m. The annual price increase now stands at +6.7