Location: United Kingdom
CALA targets £1bn turnover within five years
High-end Scottish house builder CALA has had a rather strong year, raising its number of completed homes by a third and its average selling price per property to its highest ever level.
Hong Kong trumps London & New York as world’s highest value resi location
Hong Kong has held onto its crown as the world’s highest value residential location, recording an average price per square foot way above that of London or New York.
Uncertainty in Chinese stock market ‘likely to drive appetite for London property’
China’s economic crisis sent shockwaves through markets across the world, but Chinese investors are likely to continue investing in reliable overseas assets, including London property, says Black Brick's Camilla…
SBID International Design Excellence Awards 2015: Big ticket finalists
The finalists of this year's SBID International Design Awards have been announced, with public voting now open to source a winner in time for a presentation ceremony at The Dorchester on 27th November.
Rise Of The Super Home: Are London mega-mansions the new penthouses?
A mega mansion in the world’s most desirable capital city is the ultimate status symbol for the global elite, but unlike in many other countries, there are only a handful of truly palatial private…
Prime Property of the Week: Hammer Prime
Eaton Square, Belgravia
£500k+
Berkeley Group steps up to the FTSE 100
Tony Pidgley's high-end housebuilder Berkeley is getting a Blue Chip makeover, joining the FTSE 100 in the latest reshuffle of the top public businesses in Britain.
Prime central London rental growth slows as stock levels stay up
Rental value growth in prime central London has dropped to its lowest quarterly level since April 2014, says Knight Frank, as demand dropped in August but supply levels stayed high.
Kensington developer fined £10k for illegal advertising
A basement developer has apparently been hit with a chunky £10k fine for putting up adverts in the Royal Borough without consent.
Pension freedoms aren’t creating an over 55’s property bonanza
Future dealings in the property market by householders currently over the age of 55 will account for more than three million property transactions, worth a total of more than £775bn, says the Prudential.
Landmark ramps up London operation
Developer Landmark Estates has cranked up its capability in the capital with a couple of senior hires, a new West End office and some chunky financial backing.
Worth A Pont: Planners mull Knightsbridge/Holland Park ‘land use swap’
The owner of three Knightsbridge apartments has come up with an inventive sweetener for his ambitious amalgamation plans - offering to divvy up a house in Holland Park to balance out the resulting loss…