Private housing props up construction sector growth – RICS
Private resi is the now country's strongest construction sector - but activity is lower than it was before 2016's EU Referendum, and SME firms are struggling with financial constraints
Property agency predicts ‘a New Housing Paradigm’ with slower price growth & ‘precision’ house-building
'It may be a less exciting prospect, but it should be more sustainable and less volatile than in the recent past', says JLL
Construction firms facing ‘catastrophic’ changes to insurance contracts
'Unprecedented' tightening of insurance market conditions could end up forcing some firms out of business, warns Mactavish
Small construction firm workloads fall for the first time in six years
'A perfect storm of diminished consumer confidence, rising material prices and increases in wages and salaries' means that smaller builders are seeing less work, warns the Federation of Master Builders…
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Top-end property brokerage rolls out global buying advisory service
UK Sotheby’s International Realty launches dedicated offering for HNWIs acquiring prime property across key international markets.
Luxury hotel group Maybourne recruits Walsh to lead ‘ambitious’ branded resi drive
Owner of Claridge's, The Berkeley & The Connaught brings in The OWO's former sales chief to lead global branded residential strategy.
Knight Frank boosts PCL lettings team with senior hires
Agency recruits seasoned operators from Hamptons & CBRE for key roles in Chelsea & Knightsbridge.
Deal sealed on rare penthouse overlooking Regent’s Park
Boutique firm tucks away 4,000 sq ft spread at close to its £7.5mn guide as part of £30mn deal run.
Hutton Bubear brings in D&G alumna to boost country coverage
Well-known agent Tamzin Incledon will oversee searches in The Chilterns, Oxfordshire and Surrey for the boutique property firm.
Historic St John’s Wood school building set for luxury resi revival
Swift consent secured for MWA-designed plans to restore former residence & studio of the artist John O’Connor.
LonRes names first Chief Operating Officer
Marketing chief Emma Herriman steps up to new COO role after a decade at the B2B property data platform & network.
Super-prime St John’s Wood mansion finds a buyer
Trophy home on Hamilton Terrace sold 'within a few months' of being listed at £20mn.
Jamie Hope: Uncertainty is the only certainty we have
'Buyers are looking at the market through an ultra-cautious lens,' but boutique agency boss still sees positive signs.
International luxury brokerage launches, promising ‘a new era of property marketing’
Led by former Nest Seekers boss Daniel McPeake, London-based Aperture Global UK wants to 'set a bold new standard for how prime properties are represented.'
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Behind the Schemes: Crafting a family-friendly pied-à-terre at Chelsea Barracks
Rebecca Hughes Interiors lifts the lid on a recent project for a returning client at the super-prime scheme in SW1.
Global architecture practice boosts London studio with double hire
Broadway Malyan brings in Head of Architecture & Business Development Director to help build its UK presence.
London property ‘no longer a safe bet’, warns top wealth manager
'The London property boom is well and truly over,' declares Rathbones