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More architects scale back London operations
A few weeks after it was reported that top practices Make, Sheppard Robson and AL_A were shedding staff, two more firms appear to be scaling back citing post-Brexit uncertainty.
Billionaire population grows, but their share of world wealth ownership slips
There are more billionaires tooling around the globe than ever before, according to specialist researchers at Wealth-X, but the proportion of the world owned by these richest-of-the-rich individuals slipped…
Will leaving the EU cut regulation for landlords?
Cutting ties with Europe represents a huge shift for the Private Rented Sector
Resi revenues jump for Savills, but profits dip by 3%
"It is not possible to obtain a clear read on the direction of activity" so soon after the Brexit vote, says Savills' chief Jeremy Helsby in the firm's half-yearly update to investors, as resi deal numbers…
‘Intricate’ five-year project delivers brand new £19.5m Mayfair mansion
Notting Hill-based Wolff Architects was commissioned to redevelop 32 South Street on behalf of a private client in 2011
Cooling measures spread as global prime property price growth escalates
Vancouver is the latest global real estate hotspot looking to curb property price inflation (following the lead of Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and more), bringing in a really quite chunky 15% levy…
Magnificent blue-blooded sporting estate offered up for £10.5m
One of Scotland’s finest sporting estates - a favourite of Queen Victoria's now owned by the Astor family - has come up for sale just days before the Glorious Twelfth, with a £10.
Hill hires Savills man to lead major acquisition drive
Housebuilder Hill has appointed a well-known name as Head of Strategic Land as it looks to expand into new territories.
Caution and opportunism collide in post-Brexit PCL
Five weeks on from the Big Vote, top London buying agency Black Brick reports that its clients are falling broadly into two categories...
Exclusive Pictures: £18.8m show flat on Grosvenor Square goes crowdfunding
Fresh from raising £1m in just eight days to fund a renovation project on Eaton Square, new high-end property crowdfunding platform CapitalRise has gone even more up-market with its second investment…
Westminster’s anti-iceberg basement rules are now in play
Westminster Council's anti-iceberg rules came into effect this week, making it exceptionally difficult to create big-scale basement extensions in the borough.
Uncertainty hits New York’s townhouse market
London isn't the only place having a tough time of it.