Location: United Kingdom
New Head of Resi Property for Taylor Wessing
Law firm Taylor Wessing has made two new partner hires to its Private Client practice in London, including a new Head of Resi Property.
Savills hires neighbourly matters expert
Savills has bolstered its building and project consultancy team with the appointment of former CBRE man Andrew D Thompson.
Bouygues bags £14.4m Hempel contract
Construction firm Bouygues UK has landed a £14.4m contract to transform the former Hempel Hotel in Bayswater into its new guise as a luxury apartment scheme.
Berkeley launches Goodman’s Fields next phase
Berkeley Homes has launched a new phase of its "landmark" Goodman's Field development in Aldgate in the heart of finance-town.
John D Wood sponsors the Standard’s new luxury property channel
The Evening Standard's Homes & Property section has launched a new online luxury channel.
South Ken basement dig halted by planners
RBKC planners have stepped in to stop an unauthorised basement excavation on Stanhope Mews.
The New Victorians: The rise of the SW1 skyline
As Victoria hits the property headlines yet again - this time for the sale of New Scotland Yard - local agency Hathaways casts an eye over the developments that are returning this transport hub to…
Private housing leads the architecture industry recovery
Architects are getting busier, according to the RIBA, although margins "remain tight".
‘Another tipping point’ as Scottish agents leave Zoopla for OnTheMarket
The largest property marketing network in west central Scotland, Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC), has ditched Zoopla in favour of Agents' Mutual / OnTheMarket.
Officers-to-Resi? £250m New Scotland Yard site goes up for sale
One of the most high profile development sites in the capital hits the market today, brandishing a £250m price tag.
Northacre appoints Head of Branding
Super-prime developer Northacre has hired a branding specialist to spearhead the firm's new communications strategy.
The Lancasters
Required Reading: Inheritance Tax & The UK Property Market
Latest figures show that 26,000 people paid inheritance tax in the UK last year (which is levied at 40% on estates valued at more than £325,000), although the number liable to pay is likely to double…