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Land Registry data out; £1m+ volumes up and some monster deals in West London
All the latest juicy data from the Land Registry is out, showing the number of properties sold in England and Wales for over £1m in August 2012 was up 12% to 843 from 753 in the same month last year.
Can Ed Vaizey save Britain’s heritage?
The Government must stop sidelining our heritage industry; it's why people visit Britain, says William Cash (part one of two).
A slow year ahead for London’s prime property market – Marsh & Parsons
2012's London house price bonanza won't be repeated next year, according to Marsh & Parsons' latest forecasts, but the market won't flatline completely.
Private sales to account for 8% of the property market next year
The Little House Company, a founder member of the new National Private House Sales Association (NPHSA), believes that the proportion of vendors selling off-market will rise from 2% this year to 8% next…
Blog standards: nominations open for property blog awards
Nominations for the fourth annual PrimeLocation.com Property Blog Awards have just opened, celebrating wordsmithery across the property blogosphere.
Oakvest submits “responsible” Grosvenor Gardens plans; spending £7m on facade alone
Reputedly where the Queen Mother was born, Grosvenor Gardens House in Belgravia is set to undergo a right royal restoration, with comprehensive plans currently being submitted by prime developer Oakvest.
Made in Chelsea: Aylesford International flogs £40m in a month
Flurry of heavyweight deals
A Taste For Luxury: The million pound kitchen
Master craftsman Claudio Celiberti and celeb' cook Aldo Zilli unveiled "the world’s most expensive kitchen ever created" last night at One Mayfair. It costs £1 million.
Oracle makes Eastern European HNWs feel at home in Hampstead
One of prime property's newest names, Oracle Capital Group, launched its flagship luxury development in London in partnership with Harrison Varma last night.
Lettings sector is property industry’s Wild West – RICS
RICS' latest survey of the lettings industry paints a picture of a windswept and lawless land with a complete lack of effective regulation, deeming it "the property industry's Wild West."
“We’re responsible for over a quarter of all £2m-£6m house sales in Notting Hill and Holland Park” – Crayson
It sounds as though it's been a carnival of a first year for new kid on the block, Crayson.
K&C approves Capco’s Earls Court Masterplan
Uber-developer Capital & Counties' ambitious plans for the Earls Court & West Kensington Opportunity Area were approved by The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea last night.