Location: London
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.
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…
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.
New blood for Harrods Estates
Harrods Estates' Chelsea office has recruited Francis Burca as its new Senior Sales Negotiator.
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
RFR scoops Magic Circle Award
Chelsea-based property advisory RFR picked up a big gong at this year's Magic Circle Awards, an event usually dominated by wealth managers and finance companies (it has nothing to do with magicians).
Brace of Mayfair launches for Rigby & Rigby
Art Deco-inspired projects on Grosvenor Square and Charles Street
Khan Do: Key housing priorities for London’s new Mayor
London's mayoral election turned into an election on housing, so what should Sadiq Khan now be focusing on in order to actually deliver on all those promises?