Location: London
South Ken basement dig halted by planners
RBKC planners have stepped in to stop an unauthorised basement excavation on Stanhope Mews.
The New Victorians: The rise of the SW1 skyline
As Victoria hits the property headlines yet again - this time for the sale of New Scotland Yard - local agency Hathaways casts an eye over the developments that are returning this transport hub to…
Private housing leads the architecture industry recovery
Architects are getting busier, according to the RIBA, although margins "remain tight".
‘Another tipping point’ as Scottish agents leave Zoopla for OnTheMarket
The largest property marketing network in west central Scotland, Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC), has ditched Zoopla in favour of Agents' Mutual / OnTheMarket.
Officers-to-Resi? £250m New Scotland Yard site goes up for sale
One of the most high profile development sites in the capital hits the market today, brandishing a £250m price tag.
Northacre appoints Head of Branding
Super-prime developer Northacre has hired a branding specialist to spearhead the firm's new communications strategy.
The Lancasters
Required Reading: Inheritance Tax & The UK Property Market
Latest figures show that 26,000 people paid inheritance tax in the UK last year (which is levied at 40% on estates valued at more than £325,000), although the number liable to pay is likely to double…
Special Delivery: Galliard bags grand Clapham scheme
Galliard Homes has acquired the grandiose 24,757 sq ft former HQ of the Union of Post Office Workers in Clapham with plans to turn it into 29 luxury apartments.
Financial Markets: Resi in the West End Vs City Vs Docklands
"London now has three very different finance-driven residential markets," says Beauchamp Estates: The City of London - with its recent glut of new residential towers - is catching up with the West End…
Marsh & Parsons unveils two new offices
Marsh & Parsons is cracking on with its promise to open four branches in 2014. The firm has just launched two new offerings in South West London, and is planning to unveil another next month.
‘Prime residential markets have entered the next phase of the housing cycle’
As we enter the next stage of the housing cycle, market wealth is beginning to flow out of London, says Savills' Sophie Chick.
Savills recruits wealth guru to launch Family Office Services practice
Savills has recruited a Big Cheese from the wealth management industry to establish a new Family Office Services (FOS) practice, with the aim of extending the property firm's reach into the extreme but…