Location: London
Current market conditions ‘ripe for opportunistic foreign investors’
Development consultancy Arcadis has joined the voices predicting a boost for the UK's prime resi market as sterling continues to take a beating in the wake of the Brexit vote.
Gross annual bridging lending hits £3.6bn
Gross annual bridging lending in the UK has risen to £3.6bn, according to the latest West One Bridging Index, up from £3.5bn at the end of 2015.
Profits wilt at St Modwen; NCGM developer adopts ‘cautious approach’ post-referendum
St Modwen has posted a pre-tax profit of £30m for the six months to May, which is well down on the £206m recorded in the same period last year, although that did include a massive one-off £128m…
Princes Gate mansion asks £27.5m
An "opulent" stucco-fronted house on Knightsbridge's exclusive Princes Gate has been put up for sale with a guide price of £27.5m.
The Big Lemon: The Doer Upper’s letter from Amalfi
Surrounded by lemons on Italy's Amalfi coast, Alan Page reflects on what the EU Referendum result means for London...
Howard Kennedy hires top super-prime construction lawyer
One of the best-known construction lawyers on the super-prime scene
Opera Houses: Emaar debuts Dubai mega-laterals in London
UAE developer Emaar Properties has decided to launch its super-ambitious new tower scheme at a no-expense-spared showcase at Harrods of London.
Commercial property emerges as the sick man of Brexit
The commercial property sector looks to be having the worst of it in the immediate aftermath of Britain's vote to leave the EU: three four six major investment funds have pulled up drawbridges as private…
Allsop recruits Savills man to lead Resi Development team
Independent property consultancy and the UK's biggest property auction house Allsop has hired a former Director at Savills to head up its Residential Development team.
Architects lay off staff as uncertainty bites
It's being reported that top architecture practices have been laying off staff as a result of the events of the last few weeks.
The Four Month Window: London property market to revert to status quo ‘by the autumn’
Charles Curran expects the capital's prime property market to revert to the status quo by the autumn, providing a buying opportunity over the summer for some, but there is an underlying problem that…
Grosvenor Europe brings in its first external Non-Exec
Grosvenor Europe - one of the four arms of Grosvenor Group Limited - has recruited a heavyweight from Morgan Stanley as its first external Non-Executive Director.