Location: London
Prices push up as £1m+ deals flow – Land Registry
A 2.5% monthly increase has taken the annual rate of house price growth to +7.1%, according to the latest from the Land Registry.
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New Director for heritage group SAVE Britain’s Heritage
Historic building campaign group SAVE has brought in a new Director to replace Clem Cecil, who moves on to become Executive Director of Pushkin House
Blakes Hotel to open Mayfair outpost on Grosvenor Square
The owner of South Kensington stalwart Blakes Hotel has submitted a planning application to create a new 30-room hotel in a fairly magnificent former mansion between the US Embassy and Finchatton's No…
Candy’s Omni Capital rebrands as Fortwell Capital
CPC Group-owned short-term lender Omni Capital Partners Limited has changed its name to become, with immediate effect, Fortwell Capital Limited
Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
The number of starts and completions on new-build homes reached their highest level since 2008 at the end of 2015, rising by 23% in Q4 compared to the same period a year earlier.
Why the stamp duty surcharge is destined to fail, miserably
Serial buy-to-let investors will simply move into the market for cheaper property, making things even harder for first time buyers, says Rob Hill...
Ballymore to sell off ‘landmark’ ground rent portfolio
Ballymore is gearing up to sell off a portfolio of ground rent receipts from 3,654 units across eight of its sites, including phase one of Embassy Gardens in Vauxhall.
Masterplanner sought for Hammersmith makeover
After years of talking, the search has kicked off to find a masterplanner capable of revamping Hammersmith Town Centre.
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London’s ‘challenging conditions’ impacting sales says Capco
The developer behind what's being billed as "the next great estate of London" has been making some worrying noises about supply and demand levels in the capital.
‘A challenging year’ for Countrywide as operating profits slump 37%
2015 was "a significantly tougher year" said Countrywide Plc's Chairman Grenville Turner as the firm presented a "mixed" bag of financial results - including a hefty 37% drop in operating profits - in …
Mega-lateral up for rent in Northacre’s The Bromptons
A colossal flat in one of London's most celebrated luxury schemes, The Bromptons in Chelsea, has just come up for rent at £25k a week.
#Budget2016: A property industry wishlist from Belgravia
With just three weeks to go until Budget Day (doesn't it come around fast..