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Scotland ‘will outperform the rest of the UK this year’ – Savills
Scotland's mainstream property market is in line for a much better year ahead than it's southern counterpart, claims Savills.
The agency is forecasting a +3.
London Square launches in Teddington
Resi developer London Square is putting the finishing touches to the marketing suite for its new scheme in Teddington, SW London, which launches on Friday.
Prime Purchase expands London team with key hire from Foxtons
Prime Purchase has strengthened its offering in the capital by hiring a key member of Foxtons' sales team.
Letter from the West Country: Where to buy in 2015
The Buying Solution's West Country expert Ed Clarkson takes us on a whistle-stop tour of his patch and tips us off on where to find some serious value for money before everyone else cottons on...
American Cream: Mapping New York City’s super-prime homes
There are 7,279 homes in New York valued at more than $5m, and a further 128 worth in excess of $25m, according to new research into the Big Apple's rarefied stalk.
Lewis looks to speed up s106 negotiations
Housing Minister Brandon Lewis is looking at ways to overhaul the Section 106 agreements process, with an eye to speeding up planning negotiations.
Foxtons to open five new London offices in the next two months
Foxtons is adding another five branches to its 56-strong London network in March and April.
The new offices are "strategically placed" in:
Barnes
Walthamstow
West Hampstead
Ruislip
Bromley
Sloane Gardens resi-to-hotel conversion gets A-list Parisian twist
The Cadogan Estate has brought in Parisian celebrity hotelier Jean-Louis Costes, the man behind Hotel Costes on Rue St Honoré, to add some chic to a new hotel project at One Sloane Gardens.
DevSecs chief steps down as resi elements come to the fore
Michael Marx has decided to step down as Chief Executive of property investment/development gigantor Development Securities after 21 years on the main board.
Berkeley’s Ebury Square scheme rakes in £355m in just four months
Just sixteen weeks after launch, Berkeley Group's super-prime development in Belgravia has all but sold out, generating a whopping £355m for the firm.
Galliard signs Asda property man to guide expansion plans
London's biggest privately-owned resi developer, Galliard, has hired property/finance guru Paul Huberman as a non-executive director to "advise on corporate disciplines and structuring as Galliard Homes…
Transactions climb but stay short of 2007’s peak (in most places)
The number of homes sold in the first ten months of 2014 was 21% higher than during the same period in 2013 and a solid 60% up on 2009's low-point, but was still 27% below 2007's boom-time.