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LCP founder’s new venture promises ‘a new alternative to renting’
Naomi Heaton‘s members’ club & lifestyle brand, The Other House, will be launching 200 ‘club flats’ at its first location in South Ken next year.
Stamp duty receipts above average despite holiday
Latest data shows strength of the prime market & continued interest from overseas buyers - despite the new surcharge…
Luxury estate on Hawaii’s Secret Beach heads to auction with no reserve
In Pictures: This 34-acre swathe of Hawaii's North Shore has near-exclusive access to the renowned Secret Beach and comes with three houses - plus zoning to build five more.
Dubai development plot flipped for record price
One of the last waterfront plots on Jumeirah Bay Island has seen its value almost double in under six months.
Ex-Savills star Grace joins Austrian proptech firm to drive UK expansion
Vienna-based Propster has recruited a stalwart of the London resi development scene to help with its ambition to become "one of the top PropTech start-ups in Europe."
Veteran estate agency brand Humberts back on the expansion trail
“We feel now is the best time to be building on our success and re-starting our expansion programme,” says 179-year-old estate agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration just before the pan…
Surrey planners approve a new ‘Para 80’ country house clause project
Manser Medal-winning architecture practice Eldridge has secured approval for a contemporary country mansion in the Surrey Hills, under the newly-updated Paragraph 80 of the NPPF (formerly Para 79).
Average property prices leapt 4.5% in the month before the Stamp Duty holiday deadline – UK HPI
The average UK house price increased by 13.2% in the year to June 2021, up from 9.8% in May, according to the latest official UK HPI.
Savvy investors are swimming against the tide in global cities
Those who took advantage of staggering price depreciation in some of the world’s top centres are starting to reap the rewards, writes Mickey Alam Khan…
More high-end stock going under the hammer – Knight Frank
Auctions are an increasingly popular choice for clients fed up with delays, says Knight Frank, reporting recent sales including a £1.3m apartment in St James’s and an £8m ‘trophy asset’ in Covent Garden.
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 to…
Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities to live in
Hong Kong has been usurped as the world's most expensive city by Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, according to the latest Mercer Cost of Living Survey.