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London moving loans drop but remortgages on the rise
The number of remortgages in Greater London tipped up by 10%, with the total value rising by 13%, in Q1;
Resi success for Helical Bar as buyers snap up £87m worth of Barts Square flats
Helical Bar has reported selling 64 out of the 92 units released so far at Barts Square, the biggest resi development in the City of London since The Barbican.
Historic townhouse sets new price record in Greenwich
A Grade II listed William and Mary house dating back to 1645 has just broken some price records in historic Greenwich, by going for a hefty £3.5m.
Boom or Bust? The future of the property market (event)
The Economics Research Council has enlisted a particularly strong line-up for its third annual "Boom or Bust" discussion on the future of the UK's housing market, which takes place on 16th June at the…
Nine Elms LFA 2015 programme released
With 30 new schemes currently on the go, Nine Elms on the South Bank will be playing a big part in next month's London Festival of Architecture 2015, with a whole host of events showcasing the transformation…
A League Of Their Own: London’s 25 ‘ultra-prime’ residential developments
Forget super-prime; new analysis claims to have identified the 25 residential developments in London deserving of the title "ultra-prime".
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...
Selling Up: Number of properties for sale reaches highest level since 2010
The number of properties hitting the open market in the UK has risen by 5% year-on-year, with higher-value homes seeing the most significant increases;
Exchanges down and fall-throughs up but plenty of new applicants and stock for Chestertons
Chestertons has reported a 20% drop in the number of exchanges it put through in Q1, along with an 11% rise in the number of fall-throughs, compared with Q4 2014.
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…
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.