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CALA ramps up South East acquisition drive
Upmarket homebuilder CALA has brought on two new recruits to help drive an ambitious land acquisition programme across the South East.
l-r Freddie Webber and Rob Hall, CALA Homes (Thames)
Seven spring homebuyer trends
From ugly houses to sustainable ones, here's some of the more interesting buyer trends noted by the Stacks team so far this season...
Eco-happy
What Goes Up: UK transactions plummet as SDLT hike hits home
The number of resi property transactions across the UK fell by nearly half between March and April as the government's latest stamp duty increase came into effect.
Khan confirms Islington’s James Murray as Deputy Mayor for Housing
Islington's lead councillor for housing and development James Murray has been confirmed as Sadiq Khan's right hand on all things housing, taking over the brief from Johnson's man Richard Blakeway.
Buyers circle £26.5m fixer-upper on Eaton Square
A practically unheard of opportunity is close to being sold on Belgravia's ultra-exclusive Eaton Square, PrimeResi has learned.
Clear wins approval for ‘exceptional’ new house on Capability Brown country estate
Clear Architects has been granted planning permission to re-instate a former historic manor house and estate in the West Essex Green Belt, creating a 4,000 square foot, four-bedroom new-build inspired…
EU Referen-doom: Is Osborne right on Brexit and Property?
With the Chancellor warning of a significant 'hit' facing the housing market if Britain votes to up sticks next month, Naomi Heaton asks just how likely this is...
Supercool Silvestrin house in Hampstead asks £22.5m
Rare resi project by the celebrated Italian designer
Brexit could hold back house prices by ‘up to 18%’ – Osborne
An 'Out' vote on the 23rd June would be "a lose-lose situation" and could mean house prices are up to 18% lower in 2018 than in a 'Remain' scenario, warned Chancellor George Osborne at the weekend.
Weston sets up £120m Denham Film Studios scheme
One of the most important locations in Hollywood and British movie making history is to be transformed into a major new resi address - ambitiously billed as a "mini-Beverly Hills" - following a landmark…
New blood for Harrods Estates
Harrods Estates' Chelsea office has recruited Francis Burca as its new Senior Sales Negotiator.
Benham & Reeves goes on-site at Kew Bridge
Benham & Reeves Residential Lettings, which claims to be London’s fastest growing letting agency, is opening up shop on-site at St George's Kew Bridge scheme in West London.