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Carter Jonas reports 12% profit boost
Chief exec Mark Granger hails 'extremely encouraging' set of results, all things considered, with pre-tax profit, operating revenue and turnover all up on last year
Westminster approves its 20-year ‘blueprint for development’
Westminster City Council has voted to approve its new "City Plan 2019-2040"
New-build buyers retain love for period style
Over three-quarters of UK adults would want to see period style features in their new-build home, according to research by Jackson-Stops, with bay windows, grand fireplaces, country kitchens and high ceilings…
‘Buyer & seller activity remains in a holding pattern, hampered by political & economic uncertainty’ – RICS
“Given the upcoming general election next month, it appears unlikely that these trends will pick-up to any meaningful extent over the remainder of this year”, warns the RICS' Chief Economist
FT: From the ashes – restoring historic houses after fire
"A blaze need not be the end — even for fragile buildings", writes Jonathan Foyle in this piece for the Financial Times...
PCL prices are likely to rebound next year, rising 20% by the end of 2024
Prime Central London is set to become one of the UK's strongest-performing markets, predicts Savills, flipping a trend seen since 2014.
UK house price growth sticks at 1.3%
The latest official UK HPI property price inflation data tells of a 0.2% fall for house prices in September, leaving the annual change at +1.3%. London's average price dipped by 0.1% last month.
British Land’s portfolio value dips despite 12.4% planning boost for Canada Water
British Land's underlying profits have fallen by 10% in six months. The Plc's half-year results also tell us that just one apartment remains unsold in the super-prime Clarges Mayfair development
Ex-Carter Jonas & Farons high-flyer launches PCL buying agency
After heading up PCL sales teams for Carter Jonas & Faron Sutaria, Kerime Mahmoud has left the corporate world behind to assist purchasers 'in a more natural and modern way'
Turley bolsters London planning team
Planning and development consultancy hires two new faces from GL Hearn
Council backlog delaying exchanges for up to six months in Camden
Agents and purchasers bemoan 'hugely frustrating' wait for land searches as town hall deals with staff shortage
Galliard gets to work on luxury resi scheme above Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station
IN PICTURES: Housebuilder has exchanged contracts with TfL on the half-acre "TCRW" site, which promises to deliver 92 luxury apartments and penthouses fronting onto Oxford Street