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Leeds Time: Central Leeds resi development market is ‘beginning to waken from its slumber’
"2015 could be the year when the Leeds city centre residential development market re-ignites," says JLL, as works on at least one resi scheme are set to start imminently.
Wainbridge gets nod for Fitzrovia mixed use scheme
Wainbridge Ltd has landed planning permission for its Flanagan Lawrence-designed scheme on Alfred Place, between Goodge St and Tottenham Court Rd underground stations.
Prime Property of the Week: The Ultimate Family House?
The Mount, Oxshott Crown Estate, Surrey
£7.95m
Billed as "The Ultimate Family House", this is developer Consero London pulling out all the stops to set a new standard for luxury living for Surrey.
Building Bridges: £50m in bridging loans issued per week as sector ‘rides to the rescue’
Nearly £50m-worth of bridging loans are being dished out each week as the sector posts annual growth of 24%, according to West One's Bridging Index.
In Recent Proposals: Notable planning applications
It's not nosey. Just interesting to see the type of stuff that's going through planning at the moment...
INTERVIEW: Robert Soning of Londonewcastle on the art of developing
Londonewcastle chief on identifying potential, creating a legacy and staying in fashion
K&C Digs In: Eight basement developments stopped in a single day
RBKC Council is digging in over rogue basement development, slapping stop notices on eight projects in a single day on Tuesday.
Capco gets the go-ahead for West Brompton Village
A key section of Capital & Counties' Earls Court masterplan has been given the official thumbs up by RBKC's planners.
The West Brompton Village application involves a new public square of 0.
Earls Court & Barons Court: On the verge of an uplift
Traditionally on the fringe of respectability, the Earls Court and Barons Court area is "on the verge of an uplift" says Savills (which just opened a new office there) with major development and investment…
£6.6 billion: Savills’ UK resi sales (excl. new developments) up 8% in a year
Savills has just turned in a monster set of annual results, with Group revenues up 19% to £1.1bn. Pre-tax profit was up by 21% (to £85m) in the year ending December 31st.
Budget 2015: ‘The sun is starting to shine and we are fixing the roof’
May's looking like a bit of an electoral stalemate according to most of the pollsters, so today's Budget was a splendid chance for the Chancellor to try to put some clear water between the Tories and…
Budget 2015: Crib Sheet
In his sixth budget, 50 days before the general election, George Osborne's focus was unsurprisingly on economic stability, continuing to reduce the deficit and moving towards a Britain built on savings…