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John D Wood: ‘Correctly priced property’ key to 2012 success
John D Wood & Co.
Pay now, move-in in 20 years
An odd proposition from Winkworth, but one that could prove mighty attractive to investors with a eye on the long term: they are marketing a property in South Kensington with a "deferred purchase agreement."
Prime London prices to rise and rise despite economic doldrums
The prime property market continues to romp along (relatively speaking) while Britain's economy languishes in the doldrums, with a third consecutive quarter of dismal news on GDP: national output in…
Gittins to head up Chesterton Humberts flagship
Guy Gittins
Squire wins the battle for Vauxhall Cross
The priming of the south bank again marched onward this week, as Squire & Partners' £400m two-tower scheme for Vauxhall was approved by Eric Pickles.
Chinese boom yet to really hit Western property markets
The real flow of wealth from China to the West has not even begun, says Knight Frank's Andrew Shirley...
Everybody talks about the spending power of the Chinese.
SBID International Design Awards 2012 shortlist announced
Following the success of last year’s awards at Maison & Objet, the Society of British Interior Design (SBID) has announced a shortlist for its inaugural 2012 International Design Awards, which attracted…
Derwent’s big plans for Fitzrovia
Developer Derwent is set to reveal final plans for 14,000 square feet of resi (and 323,00 square feet of offices) at its much-anticipated Fitzrovia site, according to Building Magazine today.
Quintain recruits Development Director from Grosvenor
Anthony Gill - who has spent the last eight years working at Grosvenor on projects including Bankside NEO, Alpha Place and Campden Hill - has joined Quintain as Development Director.
Westwood to decorate Decorex
Dame Vivienne Westwood will design the entrance at luxury interior design show Decorex International this year.
Development Securities sells Westminster Palace Gardens for £21.9m
Development Securities has completed on the disposal of residential and retail components at Westminster Palace Gardens, which sold for £21.9m (netting the developer a profit of £2m).
Current leasehold system ‘not fit for purpose’
Britain's system of leasehold tenure is in drastic need of reform, a new report by CentreForum has suggested.