Location: South West
New Director for Marsh & Parsons Marylebone
David Ruddock has joined Marsh & Parsons as Associate Director and Sales Manager of their new Marylebone office.
Boles: “I am well aware that I am probably the CPRE’s least favourite government minister”
Nick Boles, the Planning Minister, has made a pretty impassioned plea to a tough crowd, begging the Campaign to Protect Rural England to give him - and some of his policies on housing - a break.
Williams’ country pile going for a song
Robbie Williams' country pile - one of Wiltshire's finest - is now on sale for £3m less than he paid for it in 2009, having been on-and-off the market since July 2010.
Marcus Cooper to create £200m Regent’s Park uberpile
Property tycoon Marcus Cooper is planning to turn seven Regent's Park houses into one of the world's most expensive residences.
The Cotswolds come to town
Welly never. The Cotswolds are coming to Kensington on 20th June, as John D Wood hosts a Cotswolds Property Exhibition at 140 Kensington Church Street, London W8.
(Late) Spring Fling: Highest prime property demand since 2007 – Hamptons
Demand for property across London and the South of the UK is at its highest level since 2007, up 20% on the same time last year, according to Hamptons International.
Notes on bene client entertaining
That rather pernickity client wants to go for luncheon, get suited-up and have a night out; where to recommend? There's an awful lot of choice in London...
Prime waterfront property sails ahead
Buyers in the South West should be prepared to shell out a whopping 66% premium if they want a prime spot on the waterfront, according to some new research from Knight Frank.
Seconds out on second homes
As the market becomes more polarised, so the debate on second homes becomes more intense. But is government intervention justified, asks Savills' Sophie Chick
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.
“One Stop Shop” for infrastructure planning opens for business
A new "one-stop-shop service for planning consents" will, according to Whitehall, make major infrastructure projects easier to get off the ground by reducing the number of bodies developers need to consult…
Commuter Belters: The changing shape of a nation
As a batch of fast-tracked projects promise to expand the capital's "Magic Circle" into new territories, Tom Hudson takes stock of the current commuter conundrum...