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Hadid awarded RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal
Superstar architect Dame Zaha Hadid has added yet another trinket to her bulging trophy cabinet, winning this year's Royal Gold Medal for architecture.
‘Bottom up growth’ as Scotland’s prime markets tumble
A year on from Referendum day, Scotland's property market "is adjusting to fiscal changes, as comparative value stimulates buyer activity," says Savills.
£1m stamp duty sweetener offered on £10m Regent’s Park mansion
A Grade II listed Regent's Park mansion has gone on sale offering the unusual opportunity for a buyer to save nearly £1m in stamp duty.
Valued at close to £10m, the 4,600 square foot house at No.
Southbank Account: Six charts on the Southbank’s rising prime market
London's Southbank is finally getting a residential market to match its cultural status, says Knight Frank, with prices outperforming most of prime central on the other side of the river and a blossoming…
Sales success for Londonewcastle in Queen’s Park
It sounds like Londonewcastle has judged its latest scheme in north west London to a tee.
Construction activity escalates in London (but what’s happened to the planning pipeline?)
The number of units under construction in central London has hit record levels, reports JLL. The current figure of 30,700 is up 8% on H2 2014 and 18% in the last year.
Record numbers of landlords raise rents on renewal
45% of tenants who renewed their contracts in August were hit with a rent hike, says Countrywide, with an average increase of 2.5%.
The Buying Solution unveils new management team
There's been a major reshuffle at the top of Knight Frank's acquisition arm, The Buying Solution.
Resi development lender Urban Exposure in US joint venture
A JV between US-based investment giant EJF and non-bank lender Urban Exposure has created a major new resi development finance offering.
Urban Exposure-financed project in London's Docklands
Art in Residences: Choosing the perfect piece of art for a £23mn townhouse
Developers have long been aware of the importance of well-chosen artwork, but an increasing number of those operating in the upper price ranges are employing fine and statement pieces over bland backgrounds.
Virtual Vigilantes: Architects launch a WikiLeaks for London developments
A band of architects have created a sort of WikiLeaks for London's property development scene in an effort to clean up the capital's foggy planning process and combat the rise of profit-led development.
CLA cancels ‘financially unsustainable’ Game Fair
Rural folks' favourite palooza the CLA Game Fair - held at Blenheim Palace in 2014 and due to be held at Ragley Hall next year - has been cancelled for the foreseeable.