New money laundering rules for estate agencies are now in play
"Stringent and targeted checks" into finances and ownership are now required by law
Not on the High Street: The private money funding London’s prime resi developments
Residential property is not the only thing in short supply in prime central London – the funding needed to develop new stock is equally hard to get hold of, says James Dakin...
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68% of LPAs to miss April’s CIL charge date; ‘a significant impact on the delivery of housing’ likely
68% of local planning authorities won't have a CIL charge in place by the time Section 106 restrictions come in in April 2015, say Savills and the Federation of Master Builders.
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Does the UK really have the highest property taxes in the world?
Berkeley boss's claim gets independently fact-checked - and verified (with caveats)
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PCL heavyweights to build London-UAE corridor for Sotheby’s International Realty
Knight Frank & Savills high fliers brought in to create 'specialist cross-border partnership' focusing on luxury transactions.
Savills names new Mayfair sales head
Nick Verdi takes the reins of agency’s high-profile operation based on North Audley Street.
Ex-Savills director joins Moveli
Upper-market brokerage continues to scale its national agent network.
OB Private scales up with senior hires & new brokerage arm
Six new recruits arrive - including an established team from Chestertons - as PCL agency rolls out broker platform alongside employed structure.
Savills appoints new lettings heads in Surrey
Agency strengthens Cobham and Guildford teams as regulation reshapes the rental landscape.
London’s prime rental market has slumped, but there’s a super-prime bright spot
Survey of the capital's luxury lettings scene reveals key trends, big deals & an out-performing neighbourhood...
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House Collective adds Hamptons veteran as London expansion gathers pace
Alister Shaw and Paul Davis bolster boutique firm’s West and North London teams.
‘A celebration of craft, materiality & artistic expression’: Inside The Whiteley’s latest design collaboration
With more than three-quarters of apartments now sold, the Bayswater landmark unveils another 'Designer Collection' apartment, created by Irish interiors maven Maoliosa Murray.
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Call for urgent demand-side stimulus as worst-case risks emerge for London’s new-build pipeline
Industry analysis flags risk of sharp slowdown and potential developer exit as existing projects near completion.
Cohort agrees £20mn loan against £56mn Mayfair home
Big-ticket refinancing was agreed in only three weeks.
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Former Junot director Alison Ashby has been appointed to lead the agency's new team based in the City of Light.
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