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James Caan’s HBRE launches Ivy Gate estate agency
James Caan and Faisal Butt's venture capital firm Hamilton Bradshaw Real Estate (HBRE) has, after much trailing of its "Estate Agency is Changing" slogan, launched its latest venture: Surrey-based estate…
Required Reading: Stamp duty land tax and prime residential property
Anthony Hennessy of Brecher deftly guides us through the SDLT maze, summarising the factors that owners of high value property should now be considering...
Magic planning run for Alchemi as Leinster Square development approved
Property development group Alchemi is having a pretty strong run of it, bagging three major prime resi planning approvals within the last month.
The highs and lows of (nearly) selling a property
Buyers pulling out have doer-upper Alan Page pulling out his hair, as he embarks on the rollercoaster of selling a property, but a novel commission arrangement might just work for everyone.
Positive housebuilders look to secure development pipeline
Tails appear to be up in the housebuilding sector, with improved sentiment translating into increased activity levels and land values, according to Savills' latest findings.
It's all relative, though;
Savills vs Knight Frank vs John D Wood
The big hitters will be out in force next week at the Royal Geographic Society, as Savills, John D Wood and Knight Frank go head to head to head in heated debate.
Art or Science? A guide to prime residential valuation (Part II)
Kate Peters of Jones Lang LaSalle concludes her analysis of the process behind an opinion of "Market Value", explaining "Hope Value", per square foot anomalies and why sticking a finger in the air…
Where the millionaires are… Britain’s ten most wealthy towns and villages
Windsor is the most minted small town in the UK, with 850-900 dollar millionaires living in the neighbourhood, according to new research from WealthInsight.
Charlcombe Homes joins HOPE Builders
Bath-based property developer Charlcombe Homes has become newest of the "HOPE Builders" with international charity Habitat for Humanity and the Home Builders Federation.
RBKC rejig; New planning line-up unveiled
The top brass at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have undergone something of a reshuffle, announcing a raft of internal changes including a new Chairman of the Planning Committee.
Underground Market: Map tracks property prices by tube line
An engaging new map has tracked London's house prices in relation to tube lines and underground stations.
New old look for Kay & Co
Marking its 30th anniversary, estate agency Kay & Co has overhauled its brand to make it more "quintessentially English", embracing the so-hot-right-now 1930s aesthetic whilst also bringing in a bunch…