Location: United Kingdom
Estate Agency of the Year Awards: The Winners
700 property types turned up to London's Lancaster Hotel last week for the annual Estate Agency Awards, in association with The Sunday Times and The Times, and sponsored by Zoopla.
Architecture collective wins Turner Prize
The Turner Prize has pulled off another controversial year, handing 2015's coveted contemporary art cheque/award to architecture/design collective Assemble.
Mayfair closes in on Knightsbridge in battle of London’s priciest neighbourhoods
Mayfair is not far off regaining its crown as the most expensive neighbourhood in the capital, according to some detailed new research into PCL price movements during 2015.
Holland Park basement developer hit with hefty fine
A developer has been ordered to pay £4k in fines and costs for cracking on with a basement extension after being served up with a stop notice.
Sales success for London Square in Putney
London Square has reported shifting over 90% of the units at its new scheme in Putney, south west London.
Large-scale build-to-rent investment ‘to triple by 2020’ – Knight Frank
"The face of the Private Rented Sector is changing rapidly," says Knight Frank, as large-scale investors go big on the now-established asset class.
Mount Anvil takes home top British Safety awards
Developer Mount Anvil has been awarded the highest Health and Safety audit score ever granted by the British Safety Council - 99.93% and a Five Star rating.
LendInvest recruits RBS man to run new development finance division
Peer-to-peer lending platform LendInvest has recruited RBS real estate veteran Steve Larkin to manage its new Development Finance offering.
Ivy Gate makes a move on the USA
James Caan-backed two-and-a-half-year-old West London estate agency Ivy Gate has signed an agreement to open up shop(s) in the United States.
Pidgley: Continued property tax changes may cause unintended consequences
The boss of giant housebuilder Berkeley Group has warned of "unintended consequences" resulting from "continued changes" to property taxation in the UK.
Another slice of Soho to sell with resi development plans
It's being reported that a significant chunk of Berwick Street in Soho is to be sold off-market.
Peter Beckwith's investment juggernaut PMB Holdings has, CoStar.co.
‘One of Devon’s most important and ancient country houses’ goes for £2m
An enormous 16th century pile on the edge of Dartmoor - considered to be one of the south west's finest specimens - has been sold for a reported £2m.