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Election mainly affected uncommitted buyers looking for excuses – D&G
Despite all that political uncertainty, Douglas & Gordon's latest figures have shown a rise in the number of offers received in April...
Selling Up: Number of properties for sale reaches highest level since 2010
The number of properties hitting the open market in the UK has risen by 5% year-on-year, with higher-value homes seeing the most significant increases;
Boom or Bust? The future of the property market (event)
The Economics Research Council has enlisted a particularly strong line-up for its third annual "Boom or Bust" discussion on the future of the UK's housing market, which takes place on 16th June at the…
Exchanges down and fall-throughs up but plenty of new applicants and stock for Chestertons
Chestertons has reported a 20% drop in the number of exchanges it put through in Q1, along with an 11% rise in the number of fall-throughs, compared with Q4 2014.
Deverell Smith poaches CBRE resi chief
Property recruitment firm Deverell Smith has pulled of a major coup, hiring CBRE's former Residential COO as its new Head of Estate Agency.
Hi-Spec Rise: London’s ‘bling-ed up’ ex-council flats
On the back of that two bed on Fulham Road coming on for £1.
Battersea gasworks scheme delivers first planning success for Berkeley & National Grid JV
The new joint venture between National Grid and The Berkeley Group has bagged its first major planning success, paving the way for the redevelopment of the unloved former gasworks on Prince of Wales…
Salcombe Sails Ahead: UK’s most expensive seaside town posts 69% growth over ten years
Salcombe has topped a rundown of the UK's dearest seaside towns for the second year on the bounce.
33 Portland Place sold for £27m with plans to create one grand residence
Knight Frank has sold 33 Portland Place - used as a key location in The King's Speech, Amy Winehouse's Rehab video, and many high society sex parties - for £27m.
Required Reading: What happens when an overseas property investment goes wrong?
Before even thinking about the right type of property, overseas investors should spend time finding the right advisors, says professional negligence specialist Elaine Bathers...
Two senior lettings hires for Sotheby’s Realty
Sotheby’s International Realty UK has brought in a two new senior people to its Mayfair and Country lettings offices.
Post-election house price bounce – if any – ‘largely confined to the capital’
Householders across the UK believe that property prices went up in May, with Londoners the most bullish about house price performance in the immediate aftermath of the general election, says Knight Frank.