Location: London
CIT bolsters Investments division with new MD
Private equity real estate behemoth CIT has just appointed Biren Amin to lead its Investments division.
Prime Property of The Week: The Mayfair Office-To-Resi
Clarges Street, Mayfair
£8.25m (OIEO)
Mayfair's resi renaissance has been one of the capital's most interesting trends in recent years. Hedge funders and water coolers are on the way out;
INTERVIEW: Thackeray’s Antony Alberti on building a top ten London estate
Antony Alberti and Brett Palos have big plans for Thackeray Estates.
The market is still bullish; take a long term view – Bidwells
House prices accelerated faster in the last three months of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 than at any other period in almost a decade, according to the latest research from the South East/Eastern…
Infographic: The ‘Real Life’ UK Monopoly Board
We're not sure if Hasbro is ok with this or not, but an online agency has had a pop at reimagining the Monopoly board with UK towns instead of London streets, and current average property prices instead…
RIBA elects 75th President
Jane Duncan has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
Market Town Leader: What is it about St Albans?
Adjudged to be Mayfair's worthy replacement on a recent real life mock-up of the UK Monopoly board, well-to-do St Albans has once again been named as one of the country’s best-performing centres…
World in London #4: Who’s Next?
In the fourth and final part of Savills' World in London 2014 report, Yolande Barnes asks which nationalities will be making an impact on London's property market in five years' time.
50% lift for Home Counties rental market
It's been a strong Q2 for the lettings market in the Home Counties as rents have risen for the second quarter in a row, but are still 3.8% down on the year.
How currency movements make the world’s luxury property markets go round
An 'attractive' exchange rate is often cited as a key motivator by international buyers, but exactly how much impact do these currency movements have on the world's prime residential property markets?
Thackeray recruits new Commercial Director for £300m expansion
Brett Palos and Antony Alberti's property investment and development outfit Thackeray Estates has recruited former Strutt & Parker prodigy Charles Thompson to help drive some fairly major expansion plans.
Tiny Dancer: Mini-bar micro-flat hits the market in Mayfair
"Party pads" tend to be chunky affairs with ballrooms and big kitchens, not 323 sq ft studio flats on the fourth floor.