Location: United Kingdom
Required Reading: The HS2 Discretionary Compensation Package
Details of a new discretionary compensation package for property owners affected by the HS2 rail link between London and Birmingham were released by the government this week
London’s skyline ‘trashed’ by wave of resi towers – Rees
The London skyline is being "trashed" by the wave of residential towers currently shooting up in between Vauxhall and Whitechapel, according to former City planning chief Peter Rees (the chap who incidentally…
JLL launches City & East London resi arm
Global property giant JLL has launched a new team to tap into the resi frenzy going on in the City, City Fringe, Canary Wharf and East London
Change of Usefulness: Is the planning system finally about to speed up?
Will the latest batch of planning reforms kick-start conversions or leave developers still kicking their heels, asks Rachel Lee...
First Impressionists: The value of art in property
Anyone who has the money can buy a plane, car or beautifully crafted clothes. Art is individual, says Joe Burns, and it plays a key role in selling today's prime and super-prime properties...
Sales activity reaches six year high, despite no Spring supply bounce – RICS
Surveyors are whooping as Q1 saw the average number of houses sold per chartered surveyor clamber to its highest level in six years, according to the RICS
Where’s best for long-term real estate investment?
Three Canadian cities - Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary - have taken the top slots in a list of 50 global cities that 'could be the best bet for long-term real estate investment,' drawn up by property behemoth…
Chelsea hospitals battle over Brompton site
The Royal Brompton Hospital's plans to sell-off a 3
Prime Property of the Week: X-Factory
Clarendon Cross, London
£12m
Nestled in an achingly fashionable pocket of Notting Hill, this former Brick Works has been reimagined and transformed into one seriously funky family home.
Another international partnership for Savills
After announcing tie-ups in Switzerland and San Francisco over the last couple of months, Savills has formed another new international association, this time with LA-based brokerage The Agency
Fame + Fortune: London and New York share the global x-factor
London and New York take joint first position in Savills latest global property report, which ranks a dozen cities based on their 'x-factor' appeal
Mansion Tax: A billion pound levy on London – Zoopla
It's been a few hours at least since the last mansion tax furore, and we're fairly sure that most in the prime property industry are now on the same page - or least the same chapter