Location: United Kingdom
London could be given ‘partial exemption’ from new planning rules
The Prime Minister has suggested that the capital could be offered a "carve-out" from some new Permitted Development Rights.
Berkeley upbeat in post-lockdown trading update
In the first update since the passing of its influential founder and chairman, Tony Pidgley, the housebuilder has reported 'robust' sales pricing, with efficiency levels back up at around 90% of normal;
Speedy home-sales pick up as Stamp Duty holiday boosts the market
One in seven homes listed since the Stamp Duty holiday was announced in July sold within a week, says Rightmove, up from one in ten during the same time last year.
Deal Digest: Prime properties sold during the pandemic
Despite government lockdowns, and predictions of a descent into 1930s-style economic conditions, HNW buyers have continued to snap up super-prime apartments in Chelsea and Mayfair, historic mansions in…
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‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…
Mapped: London’s top-selling prime & super-prime postcodes so far this year
1,348 residential property sales went through above £1m in London in the first half of this year, according to some analysis by Enness.
Developers stumping up cash to keep subcontractors afloat
Trend for providing financial assistance to ensure work can continue has become increasingly widespread during the Coronavirus crisis, reports Boodle Hatfield...
Studio Indigo bags planning for Kensington townhouse project
Design firm has spent nearly a year achieving consent to restore and rework the Grade II listed property, which has lain untouched since the 1930s.
Mapped: Britain’s hottest property sales markets
375 of the 378 local authorities across the UK saw more agreed sales this Summer than last, says Savills, with both London's commuter zone and more rural locations seeing sharp rises in property market…
Entire private valley in the Lake District goes up for sale at £2m
The 292-acre Dowthwaite Head, north of Ullswater, comes complete with two farmhouses, a dilapidated cottage and an array of traditional farm buildings.