Location: London
Housebuilder warns on ‘severe’ lack of construction workers
Major housebuilder Weston Homes has warned that a "severe" shortfall in skilled workers is the biggest challenge facing the industry as it aims to hit the Government's target of 200,000 new homes by 2020.
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Foxtons plans to have 100 branches in London within five years
Foxtons has set itself a target to expand its network of offices within the M25 from the current 58 to 100 in the next five years
Tough new clean construction rules come into play for London sites
Construction site managers throughout London are now required to retrofit or replace old, polluting machinery in "a world-first step" to help clean up the capital's air and reduce damaging emissions from…
Agency calls for urgent SDLT review as top end deals tumble
A Knightsbridge estate agency has beseeched the Government to reconsider the new stamp duty pricing structure after it emerged that £2m+ sales have fallen by 38% in London.
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Stable Investment: Mayfair mega-mews sells for record price
It looks like a Fenton Whelan project in Mayfair has just become the world's most expensive mews house.
On Locations: Canary Wharf’s rise onto London’s prime residential scene
The growth of Canary Wharf to become one of Europe’s largest financial services employment clusters in the last 20 years has overshadowed its emergence as a leading prime London residential market, says K…
Grand Registry: Latest £10m+ transaction round-up
A paltry six £10m+ deals were recorded by the Land Registry in its July transaction update, the most expensive being a £12.9m flat on Belgravia's Chesham Street.
Houses
Resi plans go in for Edinburgh’s ‘truly magnificent’ Donaldson’s site
Detailed plans have gone in for the conversion and development of the Donaldson's College site in Edinburgh, which the developer has called "one of the most important buildings in Scotland" and Savills …
Developer digs deep to keep unauthorised basement
A Hampstead man has apparently had to shell out a whopping £180k to keep a two-storey basement he knocked up without planning permission.
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Parkside premium soars as wealthy buyers prioritise London’s green spaces
New research has shown how properties on the fringes of London's Royal Parks have outperformed the rest of PCL by quite the margin in recent years.
Five-fold jump in Thai buyers’ interest in London property
London property investments were attracting strong attention from Thai buyers during a three-day "Waterfront London" property exhibition in Bangkok last weekend, writes Andrew Batt
Omni boosts finance team with Candy and West One hires
Christian Candy-owned property lender Omni Capital has recruited a new Financial Director and a new Financial Controller to "bring further robustness" to the team.