Location: United Kingdom
Banda’s poppy factory conversion blooms
Developer Banda Property has released some more details on its new boutique scheme in Richmond, south west London.
Luxury development portal in US sales push
The luxury property platform set up by former UK Sotheby’s International Realty boss Charlie Smith has hired a Sales Director to lead a sales drive across the US and Latin America.
Charlie Smith
Increased costs weighing heavy on overseas buyers but Christmas will draw out some serious vendors
While lots of vendors take their properties off the market during the festive season, those who don’t are likely to be extremely serious about closing - giving buyers the opportunity to snap up a bargain,…
Four Bayswater buildings snapped up for £30m in ‘old-fashioned’ off-market deal
40 serviced apartments bought by Qatari investor...
New MD and Associate Director for Cain Hoy
Connecticut-based property investor Cain Hoy Enterprises, which teamed up with Galliard Homes a year ago to create London's biggest private house-builder, has recruited a new Managing Director from Canadian…
Periphery Vision: Inner commute areas to outperform as prime markets languish
The future looks pretty bright for property prices - as long as you're not banking on central London performance - says Savills in its big round of forecasts.
Interest rates to stay low for longer – BoE
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of 8-1 to keep the Bank Rate at a deeply low 0.
First two ‘House of the Year’ candidates revealed
Flint House, a "dramatic and innovative" new house on a country estate in Buckinghamshire and Sussex House, an "elegant villa in the Sussex countryside", have been announced as the first two houses to…
Bidwells boosts New Homes team
Property consultancy Bidwells has appointed Paula Brain as Head of New Homes, Western Region.
Transaction slump deals a blow to Countrywide’s profits
Countrywide has reported an 11% yearly fall in pre-tax profits in the nine months to September, after the anticipated post-election recovery in transaction volumes "failed to materialise in any significant…
St James & Beechcroft launch redevelopment of historic riverside site
Berkeley Group arm St James and retirement home specialists Beechcroft have launched the restoration of a riverside estate in west London that once belonged to George III’s chaplain.
Bubble Watch: London’s property market is approaching ‘exuberant’ critical value
Deutsche Bank recently called time on London's property boom, and UBS has named the capital as the most over-valued property market in the world, at severe risk of bubbling.