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£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.
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.
Middleton bolsters London team
Buying agency Middleton Advisors has expanded its London division with the appointment of former Chestertons man Ashley Wilsdon as Consultant.
‘Crossrail effect’ has boosted prices by up to 38% since 2008
Average property prices within a ten minute stroll of Bond Street have shot up by 82% since Crossrail received Royal Assent back in July 2008, outperforming neighbouring areas by over 38%, says Knight…
#Budget2015: The prime property industry’s reactions
No surprises in today's pre-election Budget, and not much new that directly affects the top of the market, but there are still some things to have opinions about...
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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…
Vendors now ‘more open to negotiation’ than at any time over the last six years
There's plenty of clients out there, and some deals to be had, reports Mayfair-based buying agency Black Brick, but most of the action has predictably been below £2m...
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…
Where The Sun Don’t Shine: Owner of Grade II listed house wins legal battle over £10.5m solar farm
The owner of a Grade II listed mansion in Wiltshire has reportedly won a legal battle that could mean the removal of a brand new 54-acre solar energy farm.
Gifford Hall, Broughton Gifford
Prime Purchase revs up in the ‘M40 Wealth Corridor’
Buying agency Prime Purchase has hired a former Strutt & Parker Partner to boost its footprint in the "M40 wealth corridor".
RBKC builds planning enforcement team for developer crackdown
The Royal Borough has warned property developers that they "are being closely scrutinised," after it recruited a third more planning enforcement officers to crack down on errant works.
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ campus-to-resi opportunity comes to market in Glasgow
"The largest and most eagerly anticipated development opportunity in Scotland this year" has come up in the heart of Glasgow’s affluent west end.