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One in four construction sites, including nearly a third of prime basement conversions, are unsafe – HSE
One in four construction sites in London and across the South East would fail health and safety checks, according to the Health & Safety Inspectorate (HSE), with basement conversions in prime London being…
London Square exchanges on £50m Richmond resi scheme
Resi developer London Square has exchanged on Royal Star & Garter Homes' historic Grade II listed Richmond Home in West London, conditional on winning planning consent to convert the 181,543 sq ft building…
Cotswold development sails into final phase
After shifting an impressive 350 units, lakeside property development "Watermark in the Cotswolds", is releasing its final phase of 25 homes.
Navy Deal Sealed: Finchatton to develop 20 Grosvenor Square
Finchatton has sealed the Navy deal, confirming today that "arrangements were put in place on Friday 5th April which should lead to them being appointed as the Development Coordinator for the redevelopment…
The Doer-Upper Diary: A cracking party
It's not the neighbours that are driving doer-upper Alan Page up the (party) wall in Kensington; it's the surveyors...
Prime Property of the Week
Lateral panache in the pleasure grounds of the global elite...
Lowndes Square, Knightsbridge £16.5m
Architects’ fees fall by 40%
This is not a good time to be an architect. 68 practices have gone bust already this year, according to Architect's Journal;
Austerity Auction: Greek consul’s Holland Park pile smashes guide price
A quick update on our "Austerity Auction" story from last month;
Shaking the boughs of the property tree
As Lonres releases its Spring Residential Review, William Carrington urges the government to be careful of playing fast and loose with the property industry...
Confidence Blossoms in PCL: Properties are selling faster, with fewer price reductions and fall-throughs
The Lonres Spring Residential Review reports a real air of optimism blossoming through the prime central market, with a doubling in the number of new instructions unable to stifle a 9% rise in the average…
Chelsea Art Fair Preview
After 17 years, the Chelsea Art Fair has had a bit of a brush up;
£1m boost for charity as Devon estate goes under the hammer
A leading charity has received over £1m after a Devon estate was successfully sold at auction, for £200,000 above the guide price.