Location: London
Thackeray Estate scores £24.5m cross-London portfolio
The Thackeray Estate has acquired three chunky sites across south London with a gross development value of £24.5
Henry & James recruits new Chelsea boss
Henry & James has hired a new Director for its Chelsea office
48% of London basement builds fail safety checks
Almost half of domestic basement projects across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and parts of Westminster failed unannounced safety checks during a two-day crackdown by the Health and Safet…
Tax hike & election uncertainty dampen prime London house prices
Prime London property prices dropped in a touch in the first three months of 2015 , says Savills, continuing an adjustment that saw prices fall by 2
£2.73m: ‘Mansion’ Miliband tops party leader property stakes
Someone's just worked out that Ed Miliband would be the only party leader currently required to pay the proposed Mansion Tax
The Waiting Game: Why HNW buyers are holding out for any result in May
The 7th May cannot come soon enough, says Will Hollest, as pre-election uncertainty is driving buyers at the top-end of the property market to hunker down and wait for a result, any result.
Teen Wealth: ‘Often we’re advising children on property purchases’, says top Christie’s broker
One of London's top property consultants has been lifting the lid on his dealings with super-rich Russian buyers in the capital, some of whom can apparently be as young as sixteen years of age
Rokstone hires Sotheby’s man
Prime London agency Rokstone has hired Sotheby’s International Realty's Huw George as its new Sales Manager.
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Clapham Grand: Galliard unveils ‘Tudor’ conversion scheme in SW London
Galliard has pulled the curtains back on its latest project, the redevelopment of a prominent office building just off Clapham Common.
Beresfords grows Country Homes team to manage rising demand
Essex-based independent estate agent Beresfords has expanded its Country Homes team after an "upsurge in demand"
MPs accused of £175m second homes profit ‘scandal’
It's been claimed that a number of MPs could make "hundreds of thousands of pounds in profit" from the sale of their second homes.
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Planning nod for St James on Albert Embankment
Developer St James has bagged the green light to redevelop a significant site directly opposite Tate Britain.