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Landed Families: The Ackers of Great Moreton Hall
Delving deep into the history of one of Cheshire's grandest private estates, Nicholas Kingsley shares more of his enthralling research into Britain's great landowning families...
Edinburgh “has a property market again” as transactions jump
“Extremely positive and encouraging” results from the latest quarterly Registers of Scotland report indicate that Edinburgh's property market is reeling for the better.
Evans Randall buys into London resi with £110m buying spree
Private equity group Evans Randall has made it's first foray into the UK residential market, acquiring three apartments on Sackville Street and a six-unit development project on Queen Street, both in Mayfair,…
RESI Awards 2013: The Winners
And they're in. The winners of Property Week's RESI Awards 2013, announced last night with all kinds of glitz and glam at the Park Lane Hilton, are:
Outstanding Achievement Award
Hong Kong: A meteoric rise and record-breaking demand – Candy & Candy GPS Report (Part Four)
In the fourth part of Candy & Candy's Global Prime Sector report, Savills' Simon Smith examines Hong Kong's meteoric rise, and asks whether the latest (ninth) round of cooling measures has had any impact…
To the Market: Notting Hill stock levels double as £2m+ buyers go shopping
Here's something you don't hear every day: so far this year, new stock levels in Kensington & Chelsea have improved dramatically.
Next Gen Knightsbridge: 40% of rentals are to wealthy 20-somethings – Strutt & Parker
39% of rentals through Strutt & Parker's Knightsbridge office over the last few months have been to monied 20-somethings, who, the agent says, typically spend £1,563 per week on a two-bed flat.
New York: “Value-play” buying opportunities in the Big Apple – Candy & Candy GPS Report (Part Three)
The third part of Candy & Candy's Global Prime Sector report looks at how New York is the new land of opportunity for overseas property investors.
Transaction volumes rise 39% over five years – WA Ellis
Thoreau once said that success comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. By this measure, the last five years have been very successful indeed for some PCL agencies - few more so than W.A.
Topland and Urban Exposure tee up plans for £30m Surrey mansion
Investment partners Topland Group and Urban Exposure have acquired a cracking 3.4 acre site on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey.
Opening Up: KFH adds three new London offices, plans another 20
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has announced another three branches in West and South West London, with plans afoot to add 20 more over the next five years.
The Heron flies high in the City: 92% sold for £200m+
The biggest resi development in the Square Mile for 30 years, The Heron on Silk Street, is already 92% sold, bringing in over £200m from apartment sales for its developer Heron International.