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Heaton moves into London with “A-List” signing
Just 12 months after launching, Heaton & Partners has made an "A-List" signing to head-up its new London operation and has added two more big names to its advisory board.
Global strife drives the London property market
If a junta flaps its warheads in China... What happens to London's house prices?
Long-term annual price growth in Prime Central London stands at 9%
The average property price in prime central London breached £1.5m in 2013, hitting £1,543,102 at the end of November after "robust" but "unremarkable" annual growth of 12.
Big annual rise in tenancies but void periods “creeping in” – W.A.Ellis
PCL agency W.A.Ellis has reported a beefy 50% leap in the number of tenancies it agreed last year (compared to 2012), although rents only increased by 2.8% overall (0.4% less than than in 2012).
Property market confidence hits four-year high
Homeowners are, apparently, even more bullish about house prices than most property "experts", forecasting a 7.
Masterpiece London: 26 June – 2 July 2014, Royal Hospital Chelsea
That annual things of beauty parade, Masterpiece London, is limbering up for the fifth time, with over 90% of last year's exhibitors coming back for more.
160,000 sq ft resi tower planned for London Bridge
Plans for a Renzo Piano-designed 27-storey resi tower right next to the Shard are being unveiled today at a public consultation and exhibition.
House Tales: Prior Park, Bath
Originally intended as both a palatial country house and an advertisement for the quality of the local stone, Prior Park remains one of the country's finest examples of Georgian architecture.
How to design a super-prime spa
If you are going to take the plunge and include a spa in your new scheme, make sure you thoroughly understand the target audience and do it properly, says Sheila McCusker...
A recent project in Belgravia
Blanket HS2 compulsory purchase letters cause “a great deal of anxiety”
15,000 home-owners have apparently been sent a letter that suggests that their properties will be subject to a Compulsory Purchase Order to make way for the HS2 rail link.
Demanding Times: Ten buyers chasing each property for sale – Countrywide
Demand is outstripping supply by a factor of ten, as an average of 9.7 buyers chased each property for sale in November, according to Countrywide.
That's up from 8.
Executive role for D&G’s Ed Mead
Douglas & Gordon's Ed Mead is taking on a new role as Executive Director of the agency.
Mead. D&G front man, FRICS, PrimeResi contributor