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UK transactions hit highest level since February 2014
HMRC's seasonally-adjusted resi transaction count for June has come in at 104,590, up 4.7% on May 2015 and the highest monthly total seen since February of last year.
Planners OK Delancey’s Tate Modern neighbour
Southwark's planning committee has green-lighted a major new scheme behind the Tate Modern.
Asking prices nudge up as supply shortage grips – Rightmove
New asking prices peaked again in July, reaching a record high for the second month in a row. But a monthly increase of 0.
Sticking Point: 250,000 UK homeowners opt to extend or alter
New research has reckoned that a quarter of a million UK homeowners either did up or extended their gaffs over the last year.
Damac unveils Versace-branded residences
Dubai-based luxury developer Damac has launched the first of its "fashion residences" in London, a 50-storey, 360-unit Kohn Petersen Fox skyscraper with interiors by Versace Home.
Strong start for Gordon-Duff & Linton
Gary Linton and Gemma Gordon-Duff's new interior design studio has gotten off to something of a flyer, bagging 20 projects across prime central London in its first twelve months.
From the Ashes: Devon estate agency creates Britain’s biggest cricket bat
You may not want to think about cricket in these testing times.
A European Community: Who’s really moving to London?
The capital's inbound migration numbers don't quite tally with all the far-flung headlines, discovers property search agency Garrington.
Prime Property of the Week: Low Profile Luxe
East Heath Road, Hampstead, London
Guide Price £4.5m
Tavistock Bow poaches top fee-earner from CBRE
New kid on the block Tavistock Bow has hired one of the longest-serving - and top-performing - members of CBRE's West End office.
Knight Frank boosts Central New Homes team
Knight Frank has ramped up its Central New Homes offering with three senior hires, after a raft of new business wins across the region.
Pushing The Boundaries: Is a golden postcode more important than the property itself?
Super-prime London is not as sharply defined as it used to be, says Joe Burns.