Location: United Kingdom
Ballymore in £2.2bn joint venture with Malaysian investors
Big-spending Malaysian investors have backed Ballymore Group to develop three resi projects in London worth a whopping £2.2bn.
House price growth slows – ONS
House prices across the UK went by an average of 10% in the year to November 2014, says the ONS, down a touch from October's +10.4% after just a 0.2% increase between October and November
More luxury resi for Covent Garden as Capco strikes again on Bedford Street
Capital & Counties has continued its "tactical acquisition strategy" in Covent Garden with the bagging of yet another key site.
Finchatton strengthens senior team
Super-prime developer Finchatton has promoted Jiin Kim-Inoue to the role of Design Director, responsible for "leading and implementing the firm's global design strategy".
Royal Mail surplus sites valued at £1bn
City fund managers reckon the value of Royal Mail's portfolio of redundant sorting offices and sites has doubled in under two years.
Pickles cracks down on unauthorised development
Council planning teams across the UK are being tooled up with a £1m war chest to stop unruly developers and homeowners in their tracks.
Chestertons moves into Saudi Arabia with a ‘significant new investment’
Chestertons has amped up its Middle Eastern presence with a joint venture with Saudi-based MEDAD Valuation International (part of the Najeeb Abdullatif Alissa Holding Company).
New flagship office for Waterfords
Home Counties estate agent Waterfords has moved into a new "flagship office" in Fleet after out-growing its old space.
Royal Borough nudges listed building owners
Kensington & Chelsea council is "reminding" owners of the borough's listed buildings about their responsibilities, sending out a mailshot to all listed homes and launching a new web page
Make appoints first female board member
Make, the architecture practice behind projects including St James's Market and Rathbone Square, has appointed its first female board member.
Foster + Partners’ Shoreditch skyscraper gets off to a flyer
Units at Principal Tower, London's first resi tower to be designed inside and out by Foster + Partners, have been selling like locally-sourced artisan hotcakes.
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