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“Unprecedented appetite” for alternative resi investments – Savills
There's "unprecedented appetite from investors for reversionary residential investments" after last year's "significant turning point in the market," says Savills, in a new report that highlights the…
Battersea Power Station design chief warns against bland developments
Britain's cities are "on a collision course to be overrun with bland, homogenous developments,” warns Battersea Power Station's Head of Design and Placemaking in a new book on urban development around…
Canary Wharf Estate’s first resi buildings get the nod
The first dedicated residential development on the Canary Wharf Estate has been given the nod by Tower Hamlets' Strategic Finance Committee.
Grosvenor overtakes Eaton & Cadogan to become London’s most valuable square
The formerly flag-heavy Grosvenor Square in Mayfair has been named as the capital's most valuable residential square.
Housing to take centre stage in Budget2014
Housing, it seems, will take centre-stage on Wednesday; Chancellor Osborne's announcement of a new Garden City at Ebbsfleet in Kent comes just days before his pre-Election Budget.
Property supply eases as vendors come to market
"There’s a spring in the step of the housing market" as "the country gets moving" trumpets Rightmove on publishing its latest asking price index.
The best places to live in Britain are…
Skipton in North Yorkshire, Newnham in Cambridge, Monmouth in Wales and Falmouth in Cornwall have been named as "The Best Places to Live" in Britain by The Sunday Times.
Please Mr Osborne: The prime property industry’s wishlists and forecasts for the #Budget2014
Only George and his minions already know what's actually on the cards for Wednesday's Budget 2014, but our panel of prime property pundits, experts and insiders know what they want (and don't want) to…
The Doer-Upper goes bargain hunting in St Tropez
Buying a house in France is one thing, says Alan Page; owning it under Monsieur Hollande's regime is quite another. Which means that Riviera brokers' books are bulging with unsold second homes;
Five new branches for Foxtons by May
Following a pretty strong first Full Year results as a PLC (read all about it here), Foxtons has furnished us with more detail on its plans to open five new branches within the next few months.
Square deal for London Square in Teddington
Resi developer London Square has completed on a 0.9-acre site in the middle of Teddington, which it plans to turn into a £30m classic London square.
Letter from MIPIM #4: Developer Night
Nicky Richmond hears talk of silly money and perfect storms on her last night in Cannes...
As ever, the flight home is very quiet.