Location: London
Martin Grant spanks £30m on six new sites
Martin Grant Homes looks to be making a play for prime commuter-ville, snapping up six new sites over the last couple of months in Balham, Epsom, Guildford, Woking and Reigate, with a combined value of…
House Tales: Somerleyton Hall
With stained glass by Ballantyne of Edinburgh, a carved oak library by Willcox of Warwick, built-in paintings by Landseer and one of the country's finest formal gardens with Paxton-designed hothouses,…
PCL resi will be the best performing major asset type in 2014 – Chesterton Humberts
Chesterton Humberts is backing London prime resi to significantly outperform both gold and the FTSE 100 in 2014.
The firm's latest index has tipped capital values to rise by 10
Banda appoints new Finance Manager and acquires three more PCL development sites
Fresh from delivering one of the hottest boutique schemes of 2013, developer slash search agency Banda has hired a new Finance Manager, the third permanent member of staff to join in the last twelve months
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 …
Parsons Green landmark up for resi conversion
Gilet-wearing hostelry Aragon House in Fulham's Parsons Green is up for sale with "the potential for conversion into a unique house
“Welcome jump” in supply can’t sate demand as average asking prices breach £250,000
Average asking prices have now breached £250,000, says Rightmove, after climbing by 3.3% this month and by 6.
Speediest market since 2007 as two thirds of sales agreed within a month – Hamptons
On average, it takes less than five and a half weeks to get a deal agreed on your house in London at the moment, according to Hamptons International
Boxing Clever: D&G offers de-clutter service
Estate agency Douglas & Gordon has decided to offer a free "decluttering service" to its clients.
The agency's partnered-up with storage-by-the-box company WeStore.co
“Looming stamp duty crisis” could stop property market growth – LCP
There's a "looming stamp duty crisis" that could see "positive growth hitting the bricks again" warns investment firm London Central Portfolio, as average property prices across England and Wales tickle…
Final Frontier: The evolving role of space planning in residential development
Space planning - sometimes called interior architecture and often confused with interior design - is coming of age
“Fuzzy guidance” as property market moves on up – Knight Frank
"The housing market is picking up" trumpets Knight Frank in its latest update, which comes with a fascinating graph showing causes/effects of various economic landmarks on property transaction levels since…