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March of the Oligarchs? The buying agent’s view
Yes there has been a boost in enquiries from Russia and Ukraine lately, but nothing like the increase in the number of British buyers, says Edo Mapelli Mozzi...
The world’s top ten most valuable property portals
The world's top ten property portal companies are worth a combined £18 billion, according to some new stats on the matter.
Budget2014: Osborne & little change for prime property
Chancellor George has extended the 15% SDLT rate for residential property bought through a corporate envelope from £2m all the way to £500,000, in a move that looks to be aimed squarely at cutting the nu…
Noughts and Crossings: Will four new bridges change the look of London’s property market?
From Teddington Lock to the open sea at Dartford, the River Thames is criss-crossed by 34 bridges. In future years, four new bridges are planned for London (seven for the Thames in total)
Peer-to-peer lender launches tranched mortgages
LendInvest, the peer-to-peer mortgage lending platform, has announced that it has completed a "world-first" tranched peer-to-peer mortgage.
The loan was for £365, 250 against a property in Croydon.
Battersea Power Station design chief warns against bland developments
Britain's cities are "on a collision course to be overrun with bland, homogenous developments,” warns Battersea Power Station's Head of Design and Placemaking in a new book on urban development around th…
Canary Wharf Estate’s first resi buildings get the nod
The first dedicated residential development on the Canary Wharf Estate has been given the nod by Tower Hamlets' Strategic Finance Committee
“Unprecedented appetite” for alternative resi investments – Savills
There's "unprecedented appetite from investors for reversionary residential investments" after last year's "significant turning point in the market," says Savills, in a new report that highlights the …
Agents’ Mutual ready to “resource up” as 97% of members pay their dues
Agents' Mutual's Gold membership funding "has been a success," trumpets the challenger property portal; 97% of the 1,800 signed-up offices (from a target of 1,000) have already paid their first tranche…
St James snaps up former gasworks in Battersea
Ultra-hot Battersea is about to say goodbye to some of its unsightliest landmarks, as yet another major resi scheme looks to hasten the area's transformation
Grosvenor overtakes Eaton & Cadogan to become London’s most valuable square
The formerly flag-heavy Grosvenor Square in Mayfair has been named as the capital's most valuable residential square
Housing to take centre stage in Budget2014
Housing, it seems, will take centre-stage on Wednesday; Chancellor Osborne's announcement of a new Garden City at Ebbsfleet in Kent comes just days before his pre-Election Budget