Property Industry Reactions: King’s Speech confirms leasehold reform agenda
King Charles confirms a Leasehold & Freehold Bill will go before Parliament, with a view to banning leaseholds for new houses, and increases the standard lease extension period from 90 to 990 years.
Property Industry Reactions: Rental Reform Bill promises ‘a once-in-a-generation overhaul of housing laws’
Wide-ranging updates to rental rules include the long-promised abolition of Section 21 'no fault' evictions.
Property industry reactions: Bank of England hikes base rate again, to 5.25%
Featuring analysis from Chestertons, JLL, Knight Frank, Rightmove, Savills, Zoopla and more.
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
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Former Knight Franker Hobbs relaunches land & development consultancy
Halifield Land temporarily closed after director Jason Hobbs fell ill; the firm and its founder are now back in action, seeking development site in London and the South East.
Former Hamptons director acquires ‘design-led’ estate agency Aucoot
Boutique firm unveils new-look senior team & sets sights on expansion within & beyond London.
Touring eight of London’s most spectacular ultra-prime listings
From an 'incomparable' Hyde Park penthouse to a hidden mansion in Knightsbridge, PrimeResi looks at the options for elite buyers with super-sized budgets.
In Pictures: LA London’s Summer Party
Architecture & interiors practice assembled the great & good of London's design world to celebrate the season - and the company's recent rebrand.
Buying agency platform adds two heavyweight advisors
Johnny Turnbull & John De Pree have joined Claire Whisker's First In The Door team.
‘We leaned into the contrasts’: Joe Serrins on designing one of London’s most spectacular penthouses at Battersea Power Station
IN PICTURES: How a NYC-based studio approached a 'very special opportunity' to work in one of London's most iconic buildings.
Bumper summer for boutique London estate agency
Arlington Residential reports 'surge' in sales & listings across neighbourhoods from Marylebone to Hampstead.
In Pictures: Trio of show apartments unveiled at new Kensington scheme
Turnkey options served up at reworked mansion block off High Street Ken.
In Pictures: Important Arts and Crafts mansion in Hertfordshire seeks £25mn
1901 specimen is regarded as one of the finest works by the architect George Walton.
Luxury property brokerage targets ‘an emerging affluent generation’ with global ad campaign
Sotheby’s International Realty's seven-figure marketing drive focuses on one-off homes, positioning agents as 'curators of the unique.'
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London Square continues prime site acquisition run with ‘extremely attractive’ Brook Green project
The former school site in West London is the Aldar-owned property developer's eighth acquisition so far this year.
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‘Arguably the finest in Mayfair’: Trophy townhouse lists at £49.5mn
Grand red-brick specimen on Balfour Place is the only double-fronted south-facing home in Mayfair Village.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Savills, Knight Frank, Rightmove, Zoopla & more...
‘Autumn action starts early,’ says Rightmove but ‘beneath the surface the market remains cautious’
Asking prices have jumped up by twice as mush as the long-run average for this time of year.