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British Land’s CIO steps down
Property investment behemoth British Land's Chief Investment Officer, Steve Smith, will be standing down from the Board on 31st March 2013 and leaving British Land on 30th June 2013.
Chesterton Humberts launches property finding service
Chesterton Humberts has stepped over to the Other Side, launching a new Property Sourcing service to help clients track down and acquire suitable properties in London.
New rental index launches for investors
Institutional and professional investors will from today be able to track detailed rental pricing trends with the help of a new index, compiled in conjunction with an economist from the LSE.
Open House Day generates offers worth over £32m
Strutt & Parker's 8th National Open House Day, which took place this October, produced over £32m worth of offers for properties registered with the firm.
UK Property Awards: The Winners
The prime property industry was out in force on Friday for the UK Property Awards at the London Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square, with Oliver Burns's Walpole Mayfair and the Lakes by yoo each scooping…
Omni Capital completes £20m super-bridge loan
Omni Capital, the short-term lending specialist owned by Christian Candy's CPC Group, has just completed on one of the Britain's largest ever bridging loans.
English Heritage adds Grade II to At Risk register
Master builders and architects can expect a surge of Grade II projects next year, as English Heritage catalogue and add Grade II listed properties outside London to the "At Risk" register for the first…
Savills Notting Hill opens tonight
Savills will officially open its brand new branch later this evening, slap bang on swanky Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill.
Poole Harbour luxury development unveiled
Development Securities and Haxted Estates have unveiled a rather natty new luxury development overlooking Poole Harbour, next to the Sandbanks Peninsula.
Landlords must price competitively this autumn or face void periods: Cluttons
Demand for prime central London rental properties has slipped by a whopping 20 per cent since the heady days of summer, whilst corporate relocation budgets are being slashed, according to Cluttons.
Required Reading: HS2
It's the news that sent a shiver down the country's spine - approval for the London-to-Birmingham leg of HS2 - but fear not, because Knight Frank has stepped up and assembled a crack team of specialists…
Once a house, not always a house: Hosebay and de Walden triumph in the Supreme Court
It's been decided: a house is not always a house.