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Jolly Good Fellow: Top RICS award for Marsh & Parsons chief
Marsh & Parsons CEO, Peter Rollings, has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Number of £500k+ homes coming onto the market surges 20%
One major credit reference agency reckons there's been a deluge of properties worth over £500k hitting the market this year.
Data from from information leviathan Experian points to a whopping 19.
Households go gung-ho for Green Deal
A couple of days ahead of the first official quarterly stats on the Government’s Green Deal scheme, and it's already being touted as a triumph... At least amongst those who've had an assessment done.
The World in London (part two): The key driver of London’s economy
The influx of overseas wealth into the capital continues to be a key driver of London’s economy, says Yolande Barnes in the second part of Savills' World in London report.
Pick a Number, Any Number: The trouble with property market forecasts
Property forecasts are even less reliable than the weather, says James Bailey; you need to be on the ground, in the market, to really know what's going on..
£2.85bn “wall of money” for the private rented sector
Jones Lang LaSalle is predicting a whopping influx of funds into the private rented sector this year, estimating that £2.85bn is being targeted at Britain's PRS from UK and overseas client funds.
Property Marketing Awards 2013: The Winners
It's been a while since we've had a good old awards ceremony - at least a couple of weeks - but it was the turn of the mighty property marketing world to throw some high-fives last night at the 21st PMAs,…
EPCs are “redundant” – County Homesearch
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are having no bearing on the sale of properties, according to County Homesearch, although the laudable plan was to help improve the energy efficiency of housing stock.
Unintended Consequences: Recession, the market, and strange people at property auctions
Change is in the air as a rubbish economy becomes the norm, says Property Vision's Charlie Ellingworth, as the Law of Unintended Consequences kicks in to the UK's property market...
Measuring Up: Strutt & Parker goes the cubic route
Strutt & Parker has debuted its big idea in property measurement this week, pushing sales by volume over standard square footage.
Williams’ country pile going for a song
Robbie Williams' country pile - one of Wiltshire's finest - is now on sale for £3m less than he paid for it in 2009, having been on-and-off the market since July 2010.
Continental Drifting: Which European markets are still luring HNWIs?
Authoritatively addressing the bigger picture, Aylesford International's latest research has taken an interesting look at key European markets and how governments are specifically targeting HNWIs in a…