Location: London
New chief for Northacre as expansion plans gather pace
Super-prime developer Northacre Plc. has hired former Partner of Estate Four, Niccolo Barattieri di San Pietro, as Chief Executive Officer.
Who says UK Property PLC is out of the woods?
For London's estate agents, the consequences of all this housing market hype are potentially devastating, says Ed Mead...
It must be the silly season
Top taxman joins Foxtons ahead of float
One of HMRC's top brass, Ian Barlow, is joining the board of Foxtons as the estate agency preps for a major IPO, according to reports by Sky News
The Ambassadors’ Reception Rooms: London’s most diplomatic property developments
London's diplomatic map is being redrawn, really spoiling property developers with a glut of ambassadorial opportunities in Mayfair, Marylebone, Westminster, Kensington and Holland Park, according to …
MOD to flog old War Office in Whitehall for £100m+
The MOD's Old War Office building in Whitehall is now surplus to requirements, and is being put up for sale for "more than £100m".
Here’s Looking at You: The value of putting a face on it
It's the latest thing: Billboard-height mugshots of estate agents are cropping up all over London and photos of local sales managers are dropping through letterboxes like pizza menus, as agencies compete…
Igloo bags planning nod for £10m Barnsbury scheme
Green developer Igloo has been given the thumbs up by planners for a new £10m mixed-use scheme in Barnsbury, North London.
New HQ for Carter Jonas
Following Savills' big move to Margaret Street earlier this year, another major agency has just announced a new Central London HQ
HS2 needs to work harder to protect tranquil areas as well as homes
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has published a series of visualisations of HS2's construction and operational impact on the rail link route's surrounding countryside
Is property bubble trouble all in the analysts’ spreadsheets?
There's a lot of talk floating around about a property bubble, as the number of first time buyers rises, the economy seems to be in recovery, consumer confidence is on the up, and some major real estate…
Asking prices drop for the first time this year
Asking prices across the market have dropped for the first time this year, according to the latest from Rightmove.
Month-on-month asking prices are down by 1
Diplomatic Mission: Galliard unveils landmark “ultra-premium” resi scheme in Westminster
Galliard Homes has acquired 35 Old Queen Street, W1 - the former European Council of Foreign Relations building - for £21.