Location: London
‘Unscrupulous’ Westminster landlord hit with record £500k planning fine
Southwark Crown Court hands down the biggest ever penalty for a planning offence in Westminster after enforcement officers discover eight flats crammed into a three-bed house in Maida Vale
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Specialist buying agency launches, just for first-time buyers
Former Haus and Foxtons estate agent Rebecca Stott has started FoundIt London; the capital's first property buying agency just for first-time buyers
Nearly half of London letting agents break the law
46% of London letting agents inspected in the last 15 months "do not comply with the law"; rogue agents have paid more than £1.2m in fines in that time.
May The Force Be With You: On political turmoil & the autumn market
It is now clear that London’s autumn market will be entirely dominated by political interference, write Sophie & Richard Rogerson - and vendors are likely to remain extremely cautious about listing…
Berkeley Group tops out its tallest building to date
South Quay Plaza is also the tallest building Foster + Partners has ever designed in the UK, outdoing the iconic HSBC Tower by nearly 15 metres
Battersea Power Station secures £600m package for Phase 3 development
Financing for Phase 3 of Battersea's 42-acre regeneration project has been successfully completed
Ex-Savills director joins Knight Frank’s ILM team
PRS specialist Mat Hobbs will drive the firm’s advisory function for investment lettings and major portfolios
‘Exceptionally large’ Knightsbridge mansion sells for £32.5m
1840s Grade II listed Italianate affair near the Iranian Embassy changes hands in one of the largest transactions of 2019 so far...
Is now the right time to buy in London?
There's been "no crash, no fire sales and no mass exodus from London", despite three years of catastrophising by "so-called 'experts'", writes Islay Robinson, CEO of global mortgage firm Enness.
Winkworth’s lettings income outweighs sales for the first time
"Our ship remains steady and we look forward to an eventual revival in activity," says CEO Dominic Agace, as he reports on the Plc's performance to shareholders
CDL achieves over £4,000 psf at boutique Belgravia scheme
Singapore-based developer notches up its first sale at 31 & 33 Chesham Street, as international buyers hone in on boutique schemes across London's top neighbourhoods