Location: United Kingdom
Masterplanner sought for Hammersmith makeover
After years of talking, the search has kicked off to find a masterplanner capable of revamping Hammersmith Town Centre.
London’s ‘challenging conditions’ impacting sales says Capco
The developer behind what's being billed as "the next great estate of London" has been making some worrying noises about supply and demand levels in the capital.
‘A challenging year’ for Countrywide as operating profits slump 37%
2015 was "a significantly tougher year" said Countrywide Plc's Chairman Grenville Turner as the firm presented a "mixed" bag of financial results - including a hefty 37% drop in operating profits - in…
Mega-lateral up for rent in Northacre’s The Bromptons
A colossal flat in one of London's most celebrated luxury schemes, The Bromptons in Chelsea, has just come up for rent at £25k a week.
Candy’s Omni Capital rebrands as Fortwell Capital
CPC Group-owned short-term lender Omni Capital Partners Limited has changed its name to become, with immediate effect, Fortwell Capital Limited.
Housebuilding starts jump 23% to nearly double 2009’s low-point
The number of starts and completions on new-build homes reached their highest level since 2008 at the end of 2015, rising by 23% in Q4 compared to the same period a year earlier.
#Budget2016: A property industry wishlist from Belgravia
With just three weeks to go until Budget Day (doesn't it come around fast...
Halebourne debuts ‘ultra-luxe’ apartment scheme in Berkshire
Halebourne Group has lifted the lid on its forthcoming "ultra-luxe" apartment scheme in gentile Berkshire.
Sturgeon floats ‘more progressive’ council tax to tap prime homeowners
The owners of high-value homes in Scotland could be hit with significantly higher bills under Nicola Sturgeon's plans to rejig the council tax system.
Number of mortgage products reaches post-recession high
The number of mortgage products available to consumers has increased by over a third in the last year to reach a near-eight-year high, according to Mortgage Advice Bureau.
Transactions dip but stay well above last year’s level – HMRC
HMRC's seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of residential property transactions dropped by 2.8% between December 2015 and January 2016.
Crossrail’s New Name: The Lizzie Line
Sensibly, Crossrail isn't going to be called Crossrail when it opens in December 2018;