Location: London
Pollen Estate appoints Crown’s Regent Street head
The Pollen Estate, which owns quite the chunk of prime retail Mayfair including Savile Row and Bond Street, has named David Shaw - head of The Crown Estate’s Regent Street portfolio - as its new Chairman.
Government pledges £100m investment fund to support small builders
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has promised to hand out £100m to small builders (who deliver 10-100 units a year) to "recognise and support their important role in keeping the country building."
Election Slipstream: Why the colour of government doesn’t matter that much
There are different forces at work in town and country markets, notes Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth, but - while politics has certainly shaped the market this year - the post-Election effect…
Dukelease unveils £150m Oxford Street scheme
A swanky new scheme has just been unveiled on the formerly-forgotten-about eastern section of Oxford Street.
The Blue Budget: Prime property’s wants, needs and expectations
There's a palpable sense of positivity in the high-value property industry about this week's "Blue Budget." Well, more so than usual for a Budget week.
CBRE ramps up resi lettings offering in London
CBRE has been ploughing more investment into its burgeoning resi business; the firm has significantly strengthened its lettings capability in the capital with a raft of new hires.
James Thornett
London’s great estates team up for world first eco initiative
Five of London's biggest property owners have formed "a unique collaboration" to promote green infrastructure in the capital.
Required Reading: Lease extensions and collective enfranchisement
There are plenty of pitfalls in the lease extension process, says Robert Marchbank; if you miss deadlines, it can have a serious financial impact...
What is a lease extension?
Planning surge puts London’s new homes targets within touching distance
The number of new homes being approved by the capital's planners accelerated by 73% in the first three months of the year, with 11,870 new residential units across 1,553 separate sites entering the pipeline…
Huge rise in PCL tenancies as buyers turn to let
One of PCL's top lettings agencies has reported a massive 94% year on year increase in tenancies, seemingly driven by disappointed buyers giving up on the idea of finding their perfect pad.
RBKC moves to slash noisy construction working hours
RBKC has proposed reducing the hours contractors can carry out noisy works in the borough.
Countrywide fortifies Executive Team to ‘build a bigger and better company’
Countrywide Plc has made a batch of key appointments to its Executive Team, with a remit to "lay the foundations for delivering the ambitions of Building our Future programme."