Location: London
Pretty Vacant: Why Tessa Jowell’s plan to tax empty homes is doomed to fail
The reason why private landowners keep derelict houses empty is usually because they are waiting for a planning resolution, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Clarges Mayfair sales top £250m
British Land has reported notching up £365m worth of resi sales last year, as its Clarges Mayfair scheme continues to bring home the bacon.
Balance of Tower: Why London’s development boom could ruin the capital
There's "a cuckoo in the nest" in central London, says property search consultancy Property Vision, as it points out that there's a potentially massive over-supply of high-end resi units being delivered…
Resi development land prices ‘likely to be more subdued’
Land values in prime central London soared by 24% last year, with Q4 delivering a +6.4% says Knight Frank, but greenfield residential development land struggled.
Even taking 2012's lowly +2.
Marsh & Parsons moves East with Shoreditch opening
Marsh & Parsons is starting off a quartet of new office openings slated for this year with a Shoreditch branch.
Foxtons in Q4 sales slump
Foxtons has reported a big drop in sales commission in its latest trading update.
The estate agency confirmed that Q4 sales commission was down by a whopping 25.7% on the same period in 2013.
The £300m Mansion: JFK’s childhood home tipped to become London’s most expensive
'Totally unique offering' on Princes Gate has planning for a return to single resi use
£150m development site hits the market in Westminster
A humongous site has just been brought to market in hot-to-trot Victoria with planning permission for a 160-unit resi scheme.
Centre Point Venture: Construction works begin on London landmark
The shovels were out today as Almacantar started work proper on its grand design for Centre Point in the middle of London.
OnTheMarket.com goes live: New portal launches on schedule
The new Agents' Mutual portal, OnTheMarket.com, has successfully launched on time, and plans to be the UK's number two property site after Rightmove.
Infographic: How estate agents turned onto Twitter
Eight years ago, the idea of distilling all that wit and wisdom down into 140 characters seemed nigh on impossible.
Debrett’s 500 Most Influential: Architecture & Design
Etiquette bible Debrett's released its rundown of the 'most influential' people in Britain over the weekend, divvying up 2015's luminaries into 24 categories including sport, journalism, politics,…