Location: United Kingdom
Election mainly affected uncommitted buyers looking for excuses – D&G
Despite all that political uncertainty, Douglas & Gordon's latest figures have shown a rise in the number of offers received in April...
Required Reading: What happens when an overseas property investment goes wrong?
Before even thinking about the right type of property, overseas investors should spend time finding the right advisors, says professional negligence specialist Elaine Bathers...
Deverell Smith poaches CBRE resi chief
Property recruitment firm Deverell Smith has pulled of a major coup, hiring CBRE's former Residential COO as its new Head of Estate Agency.
33 Portland Place sold for £27m with plans to create one grand residence
Knight Frank has sold 33 Portland Place - used as a key location in The King's Speech, Amy Winehouse's Rehab video, and many high society sex parties - for £27m.
Salcombe Sails Ahead: UK’s most expensive seaside town posts 69% growth over ten years
Salcombe has topped a rundown of the UK's dearest seaside towns for the second year on the bounce.
Hi-Spec Rise: London’s ‘bling-ed up’ ex-council flats
On the back of that two bed on Fulham Road coming on for £1.
Battersea gasworks scheme delivers first planning success for Berkeley & National Grid JV
The new joint venture between National Grid and The Berkeley Group has bagged its first major planning success, paving the way for the redevelopment of the unloved former gasworks on Prince of Wales…
Mayor publishes social planning guidance for London developers
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has issued planning guidance for developers "to ensure the capital has the schools, hospitals, open spaces and places of worship it needs to flourish."
Next phase architects appointed for £3bn Chelsea Barracks scheme
Qatari Diar has handed the design brief for the next phase of its Chelsea Barracks development to Eric Parry Architects.
Rightmove maps UFO, ghost, nude neighbour and singleton sightings to help househunters
Knowing where you're most likely to catch a glimpse of a naked neighbour or a ghost could swing a house hunting decision - or at least provide some dinner (/swinging) party fodder - thinks Rightmove as…
Two senior lettings hires for Sotheby’s Realty
Sotheby’s International Realty UK has brought in a two new senior people to its Mayfair and Country lettings offices.
Post-election house price bounce – if any – ‘largely confined to the capital’
Householders across the UK believe that property prices went up in May, with Londoners the most bullish about house price performance in the immediate aftermath of the general election, says Knight Frank.