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One Hyde Park residents sue over alleged defects
Corroded pipes could cost £35mn to repair, suggest lawyers for super-prime Knightsbridge home-owners.
‘Charlatan’ builder sentenced for fraud in South Ken
'This action is a signal to all other fraudulent operators that we won't hesitate to take action,' says RBKC councillor Cem Kemahli.
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Competition & Markets Authority launches housebuilding probe
'The quality and cost of housing is one of the biggest issues facing the country,' says CMA boss.
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Building material shortages are causing an ‘adversarial atmosphere’, warn lawyers; could ‘rewrite the rule book’
“Contractors and developers alike are being left in completely untenable positions because the cost of developments is varying so greatly," says law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, warning that a return…
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Savills launches London-based Spanish desk
Maria Santurio to lead new hub connecting global clients with key markets across Spain.
Fund snaps up Foster + Partners scheme in major Mayfair swoop
The £1.1bn investment play includes a key development site between Barlow Place and Grafton Street, along with a high-profile Grosvenor Square hotel.
New leadership for the Savills Private Office
Rory McMullen joins Alex Christian as co-head of the property consultancy's specialist global HNW team.
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Jennings steps up to lead Chestertons’ resi business
Adam Jennings has been promoted to Head of Residential, in charge of the London estate agency's sales & lettings teams.
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Forbes Gilbert-Green lands Property Vision veteran Connell
Seasoned London buying agent joins boutique property advisory firm after two decades at PV.
In Pictures: Canal-side mansion in Little Venice seeks £16.5mn
Grade II listed stonker on Blomfield Road is the complete package, say agents.
‘Our task was to act as both storyteller & swordsmith’: On reuniting two Belgravia townhouses into a grand family home
Tiam Architects walk us through a big project on Chester Row.
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Anatomy of a market: Prime Central London explained in 10 charts
A data-led look at activity and pricing across the capital's £3mn-plus sector.
The main risk for the housing market now is political – Knight Frank
Lower mortgage rates should underpin demand, but this week's by-election outcome may shape sentiment, explains the agency's head of UK resi research Tom Bill.
By Tom Bill
Success storeys: Top four development sales launches of last year revealed
Difficult market conditions haven't held these 'landmark' central London schemes back.
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