Location: London
US investment firm backs London Square expansion
Private equity and real estate funds managed by US investment giant Ares Management have agreed to buy the majority stake in resi developer and housebuilder London Square.
Chestertons up for sale; offers in excess of £50m
As Humberts sells off its lettings and property management arms, its ex-half Chestertons has been put up for sale - if the price is right.
Mayfair Guru awarded RICS Fellowship
Peter Wetherell, of the eponymous Mayfair estate agency, has added a rather large feather to his cap this week.
Edinburgh posts fourth consecutive quarter of price growth
Property values in Edinburgh are now 5.7% higher than they were a year ago, after posting four quarterly rises on the trot.
Hamptons buys Humberts’ lettings and property management business
Hamptons International has acquired Humberts' entire country lettings & property management business.
Paradise Saved? Heritage triumphs in the Battle for Shropshire
After three years of hard feuding, plans for an 80-metre wind turbine in Shropshire's heritage heartland have been withdrawn.
Super suburbs outperform prime London
The gap between prime regional and prime London house prices may have just peaked, according to Savills.
Chelsea Barracks Phase 3 exhibition
As Keltbray forges ahead with enabling works at Qatari Diar's Chelsea Barracks site, the developers are holding yet another exhibition to keep the locals informed and, it hopes, on side.
World in London: Who’s really buying the capital?
Despite all the headlines and bluster, only 7% of Greater London's properties for sale went overseas in 2013-14, according to Savills' new World in London report.
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.
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.