Location: London
Election hammers Countrywide’s profits
Countrywide has posted a big slump in pre-tax profits after a "difficult" H1.
Announcing its results for the year to June, the UK's biggest estate agency said pre-tax profits of £28.
Another super-prime deal goes down on Avenue Road
A big sale has gone through on leafy Avenue Road in St John's Wood, just a few weeks after a neighbouring mansion changed hands for over £40m.
Planning nod for Canary Wharf’s Herzog & de Meuron resi tower
Tower Hamlets council has green-lighted plans for a "striking" new resi structure in the City.
The Collection LLP boosts property management team
Mayfair-based consultancy The Collection LLP has hired Chloé Tilby as Property Manager.
Cameron’s ‘Dirty Money’ Shakedown: Prime property industry reactions
David Cameron's vow to crack down on the purchase of UK properties via “anonymous shell companies” grabbed plenty of headlines yesterday.
Television Centre penthouses to cost £7m each
More details have been emerging about the resi element of Stanhope's £1.5bn transformation of BBC Television Centre.
Foxtons sales revenues tumble
The ambience at Foxtons plc HQ will be a bit different to the ebullience at Rightmove Towers this morning, as the London estate agency reports a chunky 10.
‘Walled garden’ voted most wanted outdoor feature
The humble walled garden has trumped every other type of outside feature in a survey of UK homeowners.
The Strutt & Parker poll asked 2000 people to choose their most-wanted outdoor component, and 21.
GB household property debt hits £1 trillion
Total household property debt was estimated to be £1 trillion in 2010 to 2012, up from £980 billion in 2008 to 2010, according to a new report from the ONS.
1.1% monthly rise pushes house prices over 2007 peak
A 1.1% increase between May and June gives an annual price increase of 5.
Westminster moves to halt mega-basement ‘epidemic’
Just a few months after RBKC claimed victory in its long-running war on mega-basements, Westminster has announced plans to tackle a so-called “underground epidemic” across central London.
Douglas & Gordon recruits Foxtons Director as new Chief Exec
London estate agency Douglas & Gordon has just announced that James Evans - a former Area Director at Foxtons - will be the company’s new Chief Executive from November.