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#Budget2015: The prime property industry’s reactions
No surprises in today's pre-election Budget, and not much new that directly affects the top of the market, but there are still some things to have opinions about...
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Vendors now ‘more open to negotiation’ than at any time over the last six years
There's plenty of clients out there, and some deals to be had, reports Mayfair-based buying agency Black Brick, but most of the action has predictably been below £2m...
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Budget 2015: Crib Sheet
In his sixth budget, 50 days before the general election, George Osborne's focus was unsurprisingly on economic stability, continuing to reduce the deficit and moving towards a Britain built on savings…
Middleton bolsters London team
Buying agency Middleton Advisors has expanded its London division with the appointment of former Chestertons man Ashley Wilsdon as Consultant.
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Tall Storeys: Big spike in London high-rise construction
New stats have shown there are currently 263 buildings over 20 storeys either proposed, approved or under construction within Greater London, up from 236 at the same point last year.
Prime Purchase revs up in the ‘M40 Wealth Corridor’
Buying agency Prime Purchase has hired a former Strutt & Parker Partner to boost its footprint in the "M40 wealth corridor".
RBKC builds planning enforcement team for developer crackdown
The Royal Borough has warned property developers that they "are being closely scrutinised," after it recruited a third more planning enforcement officers to crack down on errant works.
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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ campus-to-resi opportunity comes to market in Glasgow
"The largest and most eagerly anticipated development opportunity in Scotland this year" has come up in the heart of Glasgow’s affluent west end.
Heaton expands in London with new partner and a Walton St office
Buying agency Heaton & Partners is continuing its march on prime London, recruiting a new partner and opening an office in SW3
Rural property price growth closes in on urban rises – Zoopla
The rate of annual price growth in country areas is catching up to urban increases, says Zoopla, but a £50k rural premium remains.
The ONS' urban / rural map
Urban values have risen by 5.7%
Asking prices tickle an all-time high, despite a muted month – Rightmove
New asking prices are just £30 shy of last June's all-time high, says Rightmove, despite a relatively relaxed 1% rise over the last month.
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Irish prices soar as global property performance slips
Knight Frank's Global House Price Index dropped a touch in the last three months of 2014 - its first fall in over two years - sliding by 0.