Location: United Kingdom
DCLG puts Planning Portal website on the market
The DCLG is looking to flog its Planning Portal website.
RESI 2013: Line-up announced
The line-up for September's RESI 2013 Conference at Celtic Manor has just been announced and there's plenty to get your teeth into if you're planning on going.
Car Trouble: How London’s parking shortage is driving developers up the walls
As a single parking space hits the market with a record £300k price tag and a new report reveals how councils are raking in vast profits from parking fines, Sheila McCusker explains how developers are…
Prime Numbers: Some stats on the top of the market
Savills' latest Residential Property Focus (for Q3 2013) asks whether the mainstream market is in a full-on recovery, or whether its just a temporary reprieve - as happened in 2010.
Isle of Wealth: London’s property market Vs the rest of the UK
London's wealth is yet to flow out into the regions, says Lucian Cook in the latest Savills Residential Property Focus.
Belvoir goes up-market with SW3 acquisition
Soames, the Chelsea-based lettings agency, has been bought by mainstream chain Belvoir as part of a pretty aggressive acquisitions spree that sees the firm make its first foray into the prime London market.
Intarya bags design projects worth £1.5m
It's been a big week for Northacre's interior design firm, Intarya, winning over £1.5m-worth of work in the shape of two trophy projects in Bayswater and a palace in the Middle East.
Another Bite of the Apple: New scheme lights up former Beatles HQ
If you were developing a building as culturally significant as the former Beatles HQ, you'd be bonkers not to go big on the heritage angle.
Resi land values on the rise
Resi land values in prime central London shot up by 4% in Q2, whilst prices across the UK rose by an average of 1.2%, according to Knight Frank today. This means that average UK values have risen by 1.
Frown Planning: What does the “P” in planning really stand for?
What does the "P" in planning really stand for? Petty, Potty and Pointless, says our resident Doer Upper Alan Page...
I'm all for Planning, but not necessarily for planning.
“Silver Spoon” students keep London’s super-prime lettings at the top of the class
Knightsbridge and Mayfair are the most expensive parts of London to rent a two-bed flat (avg.
£500m up for grabs to hide pylons
The National Grid is asking around for thoughts on how/where to spend £500m on hiding pylons and powerlines.