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Northacre lands Kazakh Embassy development on Thurloe Square
Northacre's new CEO Niccolo Barattieri di San Pietro is off to a righteous start, with the luxury developer being appointed as development manager with 15% stake on an Abu Dhabi Capital Management resi p…
Planning nod for Hempel resi conversion
Amazon Property, in partnership with British Land, has been given the thumbs up by Westminster's planners to convert the former Hempel Hotel in Bayswater into eighteen luxury apartments
“Unprecedented” £825k planning fee for Kensington megabasement
A hedge fund manager is going to have to dig deeper than expected after being landed with an £825,000 Section 106 fee for a lumpy basement excavation in Ladbroke Grove.
Birmingham tops buy-to-let hot spots
Birmingham is best for buy-to-let investors, offering a 10%+ rental yield, according to a new survey by Home.co.uk and Move with Us
On The Edge of Glory: Tyburnia’s developing story
Nestled in between Notting Hill, Marylebone and Mayfair, canny buyers are waking up to the riches that lie within Tyburnia (the area formally known as "around Bayswater", but brilliantly and almost single-handedly…
Top taxman joins Foxtons ahead of float
One of HMRC's top brass, Ian Barlow, is joining the board of Foxtons as the estate agency preps for a major IPO, according to reports by Sky News
Full steam ahead for Admiralty Arch hotel and resi scheme
Rafael Serrano has netted formal approval to turn Admiralty Arch into a hotel, private members' club and super-prime private residences, with construction due to kick off early next year.
New chief for Northacre as expansion plans gather pace
Super-prime developer Northacre Plc. has hired former Partner of Estate Four, Niccolo Barattieri di San Pietro, as Chief Executive Officer.
The Ambassadors’ Reception Rooms: London’s most diplomatic property developments
London's diplomatic map is being redrawn, really spoiling property developers with a glut of ambassadorial opportunities in Mayfair, Marylebone, Westminster, Kensington and Holland Park, according to …
Igloo bags planning nod for £10m Barnsbury scheme
Green developer Igloo has been given the thumbs up by planners for a new £10m mixed-use scheme in Barnsbury, North London.
New HQ for Carter Jonas
Following Savills' big move to Margaret Street earlier this year, another major agency has just announced a new Central London HQ
Is property bubble trouble all in the analysts’ spreadsheets?
There's a lot of talk floating around about a property bubble, as the number of first time buyers rises, the economy seems to be in recovery, consumer confidence is on the up, and some major real estate…