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These are the UK’s top five future housing development hotspots, according to Knight Frank
Knight Frank has identified five key locations in the UK that are most primed for major residential development in the coming years.
Stamp Duty holiday sales rush is hiding a polarising property market, warns Zoopla
“There is a large pipeline of sales to complete by Christmas and the 31 March 2020," says Zoopla's insight chief "– with an average 100 days to complete an agreed sale those looking to beat the stamp dut…
Amazon launches ‘value for money’ apartments in Regent’s Park
Top-end developer looks to tempt investors with entry-level units at its Nash-inspired Park Crescent scheme.
Over 300,000 buyers set to miss the Stamp Duty holiday, claims analyst
“Whilst the increased activity is undoubtedly a great boost for the property market both in strengthening prices and volumes, many of these transactions were predicated on the reduction in stamp duty w…
‘Major shifts that are set to stay’: Post-lockdown trends & opportunities in the prime resi design sector
With input from some of PCL's top studios, recruiter Jason Bailey reports on the design industry's drastic transformation over the last six months, and explains why now could be a prime time to launch…
High-profile architecture practice Dixon Jones closes its doors
Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones' venerable firm, which has been involved in some of the biggest development projects in PCL, said the last six months had been a 'very unhappy period'
KFH appoints a new Head of Lettings Management
Sophie Danes previously ran residential property management teams at Get Living, Knight Frank, CBRE and John D Wood.
Estate agency sector sees a ‘marked rise’ in short-term 3-6 month employment contracts
“I must have dealt with more short-term contracts in the last quarter than in any previous three-month period throughout my 30 years in the industry," says the boss of a property recruitment agency.
UK house prices set to rise 14.5% by the end of 2024
London is likely to see the slowest rate of property price inflation in the coming years, according to some analysis of various property market forecasts.
Gilbert Scott’s Keltham Hall to go under the hammer
The great architect reused many of Keltham's high Victorian Gothic features in his designs for the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras.
Ellingworth on new-builds: A tale of two cities
The new-build market is like any other market, says buying agent Charlie Ellingworth - there are the excellent, the good, the indifferent, and stuff that you wouldn’t want to touch with the proverbial ba…
UK market facing ‘cliff-edge chaos’ in Q1
'The creaks in the system may start to get louder', warns agency, as looming SDLT deadlines add further strain to a short-staffed conveyancing system...