Location: London
St James buys the heart of White City
Berkeley Group's St James arm has done a deal for 10 acres of White City, buying the site from Marks & Spencer for around £100m.
PCL prices now powered by <£2m market - Knight Frank
Prime central London prices have gone up by 3.7% in the first half of this year, with June seeing a 0.4% hop, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Millionaires’ Rows 2013: Britain’s top 20 most expensive streets, towns and areas
Every one of the top 20 most expensive streets is in London
Boles: “I am well aware that I am probably the CPRE’s least favourite government minister”
Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, has made a pretty impassioned plea to a tough crowd, begging the Campaign to Protect Rural England to give him - and some of his policies on housing - a break.
Fair Trade: Record attendance at Masterpiece
Masterpiece London's preview day ended with reports of strong sales and many happy dealers.
New Director for Marsh & Parsons Marylebone
David Ruddock has joined Marsh & Parsons as Associate Director and Sales Manager of their new Marylebone office.
Zoopla founder named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young
Alex Chesterman, the man behind Zoopla Property Group, owner of leading online property portals Zoopla.co.uk and PrimeLocation.
Ground Designs: Notes on successful subterranean development
Willy Wonka once said of his eponymous Chocolate Factory; “Down here, underneath the ground, I’ve got all the space I want. There’s no limit – so long as I hollow it out.”
Here and There: Global buying trends in London
In the third part of Savill's World in London report, Paul Tostevin runs through who's buying up London and where they're from;
Fervent PCL price growth is unsustainable – Cluttons
Cluttons has flagged up a "fervent" pace of growth in the prime central London property market, recording a remarkable annual price hike of 10.2% (a provisional 4% in Q2 alone).
Opportunity Knocks: Coutts on residential property investment
How does the Queen's bank assess the current health of the UK's residential property market?
Fall-throughs and backlogs down to market conditions, not a lack of valuers – RICS
RICS has responded to claims that there aren't enough resi property valuers around by saying, actually, there are.