Location: United Kingdom
Blue Plaques back in business thanks to just one donor
English Heritage has re-opened nominations for Blue Plaques in London, more than 18 months after swingeing funding cuts put the kibosh on new badges for buildings, after a single donor provided new funds.
International Investment in London Residential: A Summary
Much has been written about capital flows in to London residential, notably into the new build space, says JLL in a note that aims to "balance the issues at hand in a holistic manner" - without the bluster and…
Indian buyers and developers make £1bn move on Mayfair
After an extraordinary eighteen-month-long buying spree, ultra high net worth purchasers, investors and developers from India have become the dominant overseas force in the Mayfair property market, according…
Hamptons International boosts Bath lettings team
Hamptons International hired a new Lettings Manager to head things up in Bath.
Joanne Smith
Run Direction: Estate Agents raise £££ for Housing for Women
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward led the field around Clapham Common at the weekend's London Estate Agents 10k run, with the agency's 50-strong team raising £10,000 for the charity Housing for Women.
Tour of Beauty: New scheme launches with a ‘Ladies Day’
One firm has decided to inject a bit of glamour into the launch of a new development in Berkshire.
Baroness Thatcher’s last home to go on sale for £35m?
The Belgravia home of former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher could be about to hit the market for up to £35m, according to reports.
Chester Square, Belgravia
Romancing the Stone: The houses built by love
Many a man has been driven to great lengths by love, and architecture is often a rewarding (though insatiable) mistress for such a passion, says Matthew Beckett...
Interior Motive: Why you should be designing your scheme from the inside out
The exterior of a building may attract buyers initially, but it is a successfully designed interior that markets and sells a super-prime property, says Joe Burns...
Asking prices hit ‘virtual standstill’ as London ‘runs out of steam’ – Rightmove
It's been a while since Rightmove's asking prices went any which way but up, but it happened in May: the month saw a "marked change" to the trend with new seller asking prices "at a virtual standstill",…
Battersea Power Station launches placemaking manual
The Battersea Power Station Development Company has launched The Placebook: Battersea Power Station as part of the 2014 London Festival of Architecture.
Agents Giving recruits Regional Directors
Agents Giving is signing up a batch of Regional Directors across the UK to "encourage more agents to get on board as charity ambassadors and to raise more funds for good causes."