Location: London
Manhattan Loft Corporation boss reveals £500m pipeline
The Chief Executive of Manhattan Loft Corporation (MLC) has disclosed that the firm has assembled a mammoth £500m development pipeline and will be "sounding out" contractors pretty soon.
Interior Monologue: Celebrity Soups & Fairway Farces
CEO of Accouter Design Alec Watt hones his high-end pitching skills...
MCIFA strengthens Family Office Division
London-based HNW property finance specialist, MCIFA, has appointed Mariel Maretti to head up its Family Office Division.
Seconds out on second homes
As the market becomes more polarised, so the debate on second homes becomes more intense. But is government intervention justified, asks Savills' Sophie Chick
Planning nod for Oakvest’s Grosvenor Gardens House scheme
Westminster planners have given the thumbs up to a right royal restoration and development of Grosvenor Gardens House in Belgravia.
Battersea Power Station calls in Carillion as £400m preferred bidder
Construction behemoth Carilllion has been appointed as the preferred bidder for Battersea Power Station's Circus West first phase.
Hamptons raises £25k for Cancer Research UK
Hamptons' staff have baked and raffled their way to raising £25,000 for Cancer Research UK since an official corporate partnership was announced between the charity and the estate agency in February.
Shell Centre plans approved; works to start this year
**UPDATE: Plans approved! Braeburn Estates (the JV between Canary Wharf and Qatari Diar) has bagged planning permission for the Shell Centre site.
Location, Taxation, Location: What would a mansion tax do to the prime property market?
Savills' Head of UK Residential Research Lucian Cook grasps the political hot potato, assessing the potential impact of a mansion tax on the prime housing markets of the UK.
Battersea Power Station sales reach $1bn as 95% of Phase One sold
SP Setia and Sime Darby's Battersea Power Station development has breached the $1bn sales mark, with £677m-worth of sales contracts signed since the launch in January.
James Caan’s HBRE launches Ivy Gate estate agency
James Caan and Faisal Butt's venture capital firm Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate (HBRE) has, after much trailing of its "Estate Agency is Changing" slogan, launched its latest venture: Surrey-based estate…
Required Reading: Stamp duty land tax and prime residential property
Anthony Hennessy of Brecher deftly guides us through the SDLT maze, summarising the factors that owners of high value property should now be considering...