Location: London
Sloane Gardens resi-to-hotel conversion gets A-list Parisian twist
The Cadogan Estate has brought in Parisian celebrity hotelier Jean-Louis Costes, the man behind Hotel Costes on Rue St Honoré, to add some chic to a new hotel project at One Sloane Gardens.
Chestertons returns to Polo in the Park
Chestertons has decided to return to Hurlingham Park as headline sponsor of Polo in the Park for the second year on the trot.
Foxtons to open five new London offices in the next two months
Foxtons is adding another five branches to its 56-strong London network in March and April.
The new offices are "strategically placed" in:
Barnes
Walthamstow
West Hampstead
Ruislip
Bromley
DevSecs chief steps down as resi elements come to the fore
Michael Marx has decided to step down as Chief Executive of property investment/development gigantor Development Securities after 21 years on the main board.
Dubai Property Show to debut in London
London's first annual Dubai Property Show kicks off this week, promising 120 exhibitors with all manner of options for UK investors and, hopefully, copious amounts of boiled sweets.
Berkeley’s Ebury Square scheme rakes in £355m in just four months
Just sixteen weeks after launch, Berkeley Group's super-prime development in Belgravia has all but sold out, generating a whopping £355m for the firm.
Strutts revises PCL forecast down to zero but ‘pleasantly surprised’ at regional activity levels
Strutt & Parker may have quietly revised its 2015 PCL price forecast down from 2% to a big fat zero, but it's "pleasantly surprised" at the levels of activity going on the regions, especially given the looming…
Galliard signs Asda property man to guide expansion plans
London's biggest privately-owned resi developer, Galliard, has hired property/finance guru Paul Huberman as a non-executive director to "advise on corporate disciplines and structuring as Galliard Homes…
Transactions climb but stay short of 2007’s peak (in most places)
The number of homes sold in the first ten months of 2014 was 21% higher than during the same period in 2013 and a solid 60% up on 2009's low-point, but was still 27% below 2007's boom-time.
‘Sharp jump’ for Scotland’s £1m+ market
The number of seven-figure deals in Scotland climbed by 9% in the last quarter of the year, reports Knight Frank.
House price expectations drop to 18 month low – Knight Frank
We're "in for a steadier year than 2013 or 2014" this year, says Knight Frank, although "overall house price sentiment remains at an elevated level by historical standards."
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;