Location: United Kingdom
Property transactions rocket 30% in a year as market “bounces into 2014”
The number of homes sold last month was 29.9% higher than in January 2013, according to the latest numbers from HMRC.
Seasonally-adjusted transactions increased by 1
Blair calls in the valuers to Connaught Square
Tony Blair's called in the valuers to his Connaught Square home, reports the Daily Mail, although a spokesperson has insisted that "The Blairs have absolutely no plans to sell their home
Supply lines under pressure as demand shows no signs of letting up – Bidwells
Countryside Properties' proposed new scheme, part of the Great Kneighton development project
The Cambridge new homes market is witnessing one of its busiest trading periods over the last decade and beyond
Land Designs: The art of effective hardscaping
Know your Otta Phyllite from your Alta Quartzite? Us neither
London resi projects lead construction growth
Residential construction - high value London projects in particular - is leading the industry charge, with 36% of January's total construction contracts going for home uses
Hackney Quick: 350 buyers queue up in East London
If you needed proof that the capital's property market was sizzling hot right now, how about 350 buyers queuing up outside an estate agency for the chance to buy an off-plan flat?
The Mission
“Best waterside development site on the South Coast” comes up for sale
Billed as "the best waterside development site on the entire English South Coast", a massive opportunity has come up in Devon with plans for 90 new homes with direct river frontage.
Chances to buy 3
Lodha strikes again in London with £90m Holborn acquisition
Mumbai-based uber-developer Lodha has struck again in prime London, buying the London School of Business and Finance's Holborn campus, New Court on Carey Street, for around £90m with big plans to turn …
Middleton expands into London
Home Counties buying agency Middleton Advisors is expanding into the capital to deal with "a rising number of commissions to acquire prime London residential property
Battersea Power Station gears up for launch of next phase
Strap on your helmets; a date's been set for the next Battersea Power Station stampede
Jones Lang LaSalle looks to raise resi agency profile
Jones Lang LaSalle is going on the PR offensive, signing-up the media mavens at Foundation PR to raise the profile of its London residential agency business amongst consumers.
Design firm 19 Greek Street bags Saint Martins Lofts commission
One of our fave schemes of 2014 so far, the resi re-imagining of the iconic Saint Martins School of Art in London's Charing Cross, has hired Soho-based design hub 19 Greek Street to style the show apartment …