Location: London
New Group Comms Director at Grosvenor
Grosvenor has appointed Christian Marroni as the new Group Communications Director for Grosvenor Group and Wheatsheaf Group, the two corporate operating businesses of the Grosvenor Estate.
Prime Recce: Investigating the Kensington & Holland Park market
Savills has been delving into the Kensington & Holland Park market, the ultra-exclusive enclave of west London where average prices command a 25% premium over even the RBKC average.
At-A-Glance: A chronology of UK property tax tinkering
The slew of recent changes plotted on helpful chronology
Knight Frank boosts resi development division
Knight Frank has strengthened its resi development department with another hire.
Weston gets an extra £80m from the banks as it steers clear of ‘over-priced’ prime
HSBC, Lloyds and Bank of Ireland have raised Weston Homes' funding facility by £80m, giving the London and Home Counties property developer access to £200m until 2020.
Bank lending to property developers halves in two years
Bank lending to UK property developers has halved over the past two years, according to new stats out today.
Funding platform Saving Stream says the figure dropped from £32.5 billion to £14.
Rare Notting Hill investment/development opp listed at £12m
A rather unusual development-slash-investment opportunity has come up on the Ladbroke Estate in the middle of prime W11.
London bucks the trend as national asking prices hit record high
Every region in the country apart from London recorded a rise in asking prices over the last month, according to Rightmove. The capital's average fall of -0.
London housing market in for ‘major shock’ after BTL tax hikes warns Deutsche Bank
A stark warning on the capital's "illiquid" housing market sent shockwaves through the financial markets yesterday.
Model of Capco's Earls Court masterplan (Farrells)
LendInvest launches Advisory Board with banking heavyweight
The former Executive Chairman of OneSavings Bank, Stephan Wilcke, has joined online property finance platform LendInvest, as a Senior Adviser.
Hill recruits new West of England Director
Top 20 housebuilder Hill has brought in a new Regional Director to pep up its presence in the West of England.
Mapped: Central London’s ‘best investment prospects’
"Knowing where to invest has become more important than ever", says LCP in its latest report, which picks out six pockets of central London showing significant potential.