Location: United Kingdom
New new homes boss for Marsh & Parsons
Marsh & Parsons has created (and filled) a new role - Director of New Homes - in its Residential Development & Investment team.
New Scottish property tax bands hit the prime market, but create ‘more winners than losers’
Scotland's Finance Secretary John Swinney has set out the new-look detail for the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT), which is lined up to replace SDLT in Scotland from April this year.
Belgravia agency to stirrup interest the old fashioned way
Some estate agencies sponsor taxis, others go for flower stands, but we haven't seen anyone branding up horse drawn carriages before.
Action Stations: Crossrail’s ‘biggest winners’ revealed
After analysing every single station along the route, JLL has worked out that Whitechapel in East London will reap the most significant resi rewards from the arrival of Crossrail.
Unlawful renovations land Hampstead homeowner with massive fine
The owner of a £4m house in Hampstead Garden Suburb has been hit with one of the biggest fines ever handed out for unlawful renovations to a listed building.
Hong Kong: Where property prices are as high as the buildings
Who'd pay Knightsbridge prices for Elephant & Castle living? That's exactly what buyers in Hong Kong are doing, says an incredulous Alan Page from over yonder.
New operator to ‘take the Planning Portal to the next level’
Land referencing firm TerraQuest has been appointed as the preferred bidder to take over the running of the Planning Portal, with plans to "take the Portal to the next level".
Former D&G boss to lead Lomond Capital’s charge south
Ivor Dickinson joins Northern property investment firm with Southern ambitions
Pricey Comparison: The world’s most unaffordable property markets
Hong Kong is the world's least affordable place to buy a home - with median house prices coming in at 17 times the median income - while the UK's overall multiple is a - relatively - benign 4.7.
RBKC Basement Ban claims ‘key’ scalp in Holland Park
CPC Group's proposed 24 unit scheme on Holland Park has been turned down by the Royal Borough's planners on architectural grounds due, in part at least, to the council's mega-basement ban policy.
Fashion tycoon’s new mansion ruffles feathers in Wiltshire
The construction of a new nine bedroom mansion has caused a right old fuss in sleepy Ramsbury, with two tycoons seemingly at war over scuppered pheasant shoots and plots to pop off some "monotonous" poplars.
Attack the Block: Planners turn off Kensington Odeon scheme
There's been a big twist in the ongoing plot to redevelop Kensington High Street's Odeon cinema.