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Berkeley postpones £455m shareholder payout
'It absolutely right for any responsible business to approach the next six months with a 'reduced risk appetite and heightened sense of caution', says influential housebuilder, as ultimate impact of COVID-19…
Overseas buyers splash £42m on Park Crescent apartments in pre-Budget swoop
Purchasers took advantage of a 12-week 'window of opportunity' between the General Election and the Budget to beat a widely-trailed stamp duty hike, according to developer Amazon Property
What happened to the Roaring Twenties?
PCL's new-found optimism lasted but a few short weeks, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson...
Buyer found for Dorset’s fire-ravaged Parnham House
Described by Historic England as 'exceptionally important', the Grade I listed Elizabethan stately home was gutted by a blaze in 2017
Global indoor air quality benchmark launches
Ekkist founder Olga Turner Baker has launched a new venture, teaming up with Metrikus to create AirRated, which provides property developers and owners with a "global benchmark for Indoor Air Quality".
Government to tap up agents with £100m AML levy
New Economic Crime Levy will fund additional financial investigators and technology in the fight against 'dirty money'
Hamptons names new sales boss
Mary Beeton takes charge of the agency's 90-plus sales offices around the country
Jenrick outlines ‘planning for the future’ reforms, with new rights to replace disused buildings with new homes
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has set out another raft of proposals designed "to bring Britain’s planning system into the 21st century."
Sotheby’s International Realty hits 1,000-office milestone; reports record worldwide sales of $114bn
High-end real estate network launched 50 new offices around the world last year, and now counts 23,000 affiliated sales associates across 70 countries & territories
Savills reports strong UK & global revenue growth
Savills saw a 10% jump in global revenues from 2018 to 2019 as the Plc shifts its emphasis from property transactions to "less transactional" services.
Country Life: The 100 finest country house architects, builders, craftspeople, interior decorators and garden designers in Britain
Venerable lifestyle weekly releases its annual guide to the best practitioners working in the country house field.
Property prices rise across the country, but surveyors expect the Coronavirus to hit Spring market activity
Demand, supply, prices and transaction numbers all increased from January to February, according to the latest RICS survey.