Location: London
Housebuilding jumps by 10%
The number of new homes being built across the country has risen to its highest tally since 2007, according to the latest government stats.
137,010 new homes were started in 2014;
LCP makes ‘key’ international business development hire
Property investments consultancy London Central Portfolio has recruited a new Business Development Manager to "strengthen relationships across Europe, The Middle East and Asia Pacific Region."
Luxury Living Group unveils flagship London store
For those going all out on their next scheme, Italian interiors superbrand Luxury Living Group has just opened up its flagship store in Knightsbridge.
Architecture Foundation names new Director
The Architecture Foundation has appointed Ellis Woodman - curator of the British Pavilion at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale - as its new Director.
Black Brick launches Chinese website
Just in time to welcome in the Year of the Goat, Bruton Place-based buying agency Black Brick has unveiled a Chinese version of its website.
MIPIM 2015: Picks of the programme
Apparently there are some talks and stuff happening away from the proper business in Cannes' bars from 10th-13th March.
Planning nod for Landmark in Hampshire
Landmark Estates has been given the green light to redevelop a historic former hospital in Hampshire.
Kensington & Chelsea publishes new basement planning guidance
Nearly a month after adopting a new policy designed to clamp down on subterranean development, the Royal Borough has released detailed guidance and advice for developers and homeowners applying for permission…
Another Piccadilly office-to-mansion approval for the Reubens
Property barons David and Simon Reuben - owners of the old In and Out Club, Connaught House on Mount Street, Millbank Tower and 5 Hertford Street - have landed planning consent to convert a Piccadilly…
PCL’s listing-to-sales ratio has plummeted
“It’s clear that prime central London has been devastated where the property market is concerned," declares eMoov's Russell Quirk, as his research unit finds that demand in the Golden Postcodes is…
Residential designs go in for Hammersmith’s Thames Wharf
Planning's gone in for a key riverside development in Hammersmith, next to the River Cafe.
The Cook Report: Mansion tax is ‘outdated and unnecessary’
Savills' Director of Research Lucian Cook has been moonlighting, penning a swingeingly anti-mansion tax manifesto for right-leaning think tank the Centre for Policy Studies.