Location: London
A ‘bumpy ride’ ahead as economic turbulence strikes property markets
The wait-and-see approach is spreading beyond buyers and sellers...
Westminster named ‘London’s most lenient borough’ after approving 99% of new homes requests
Despite all the Brexit uncertainty, new home approvals in London unexpectedly rose to 6,310 in Q2 2016, with Westminster "soaring ahead" in terms of approvals and applications.
Ten projects from one of London’s most creative luxury architecture & design firms
Multidisciplinary practice Studio Indigo has been the creative force behind some of the most innovative, individual and inspiring residential schemes of recent years
Camden backs Candy’s plans for ‘historic garden’ in Regent’s Park
Billionaire developer creating £200m trophy home
Shadows of Gentrification: Why we need to know who owns our cities
"The term 'gentrification' does not quite capture the massive changes that have been happening in a growing number of cities worldwide in the last few years"
Estate agency regulator issues warning on illegal ‘portal juggling’
Estate agents indulging in "portal juggling" - relisting the same property over-and-over on portals to artificially drum up interest - have been warned that "they could be prosecuted and face a ban from…
‘Significant opportunities’ in London’s prime fringe as new-build premium tumbles
With value the name of the game at the moment, it sounds like owner-occupiers who've previously dismissed London's new developments would do well to take another look...
In Pictures: Timber triumphs from the 2016 Wood Awards
It might all sound a bit niche, but the annual Wood Awards are worth checking out for some of the best craftsmanship in the UK, from the architectural to the product-led.
House price growth ‘runs out of steam’ – RICS
Residential property price inflation stumbled in July to its lowest ebb in three years, and surveyors' near-time expectations have taken a gloomy turn, says the Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors.
Brace of new recruits at Rokstone
David McGuinness joins the firm as lead valuer
Fortwell brings on two new senior players to the development finance team
High-value short-term real estate lender Fortwell Capital has created and filled a new Head of Development Finance role, and recruited a new Senior Analyst to the development finance team.
We have seen ‘the most turbulent changes to the Prime Central London market since 1991’
A "notably quiet" Q2 in prime central London belies some significant property market movements over the last 18-or-so months, says JLL, with December 2014's stamp duty changes heralding a period of much…