Location: South West
Auriens acquires in Chelsea for prime central ‘later lux life’ scheme
Retirement living operator is more private members' club than care home
Opportunity Knocks: London’s best super-prime fixer-uppers
You'd be forgiven for assuming that all of the houses in London's top addresses had, by now, been painted in muted tones and scented with notes of sandalwood.
Sandbanks named UK’s most expensive seaside town
Halifax's annual look at the UK's most expensive towns sees Sandbanks lead Salcombe and Padstow in the top three.
Long-established Hampshire agency sold out of administration
One of Hampshire's oldest estate agencies has been sold out of administration, saving all 32 jobs.
Top primary school catchment areas command an 18% house price premium
A decent state primary school inflates local house prices by an average of nearly a fifth (18%), according to a some new research.
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CALA ramps up South East acquisition drive
Upmarket homebuilder CALA has brought on two new recruits to help drive an ambitious land acquisition programme across the South East.
l-r Freddie Webber and Rob Hall, CALA Homes (Thames)
Country House Clause win for CaSA’s Somerset Passivhaus
An eco-minded country house in Somerset has been granted the rare NPPF 55 status for "exceptional and innovative houses in open countryside"
KFIM’s first fund spends £40m on six assets
Knight Frank Investment Management’s first open end fund has spent around £40m on six assets since launching in February.
46% jump in the number of Londoners moving to the country
Prime country house prices are still 13.6% below their 2007 peak, says Knight Frank, after growth slowed to +2.4% in the year to March 2016 (London prices by similar metrics are 33% above 2007's level).
New Associate Director for Humberts in Dorset
High-end country agency Humberts has hired Stuart Warnock to lead its Blandford operation in North Dorset.
Cornish resort town votes to ban second homes
An overwhelming majority of residents of St Ives - one of Cornwall's most famous, beautiful and in-demand destinations - have voted to ban second homes in a landmark local referendum.
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Colliers launches ‘Neighbourly Matters’ team
Colliers International has brought in party wall expert, Michael Cooper, to form a new Neighbourly Matters team within the firm’s Building Surveying & Project Management department.