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CapitalRise smashes crowdfunding target
Over 500 investors have backed the luxury property crowdfunding platform, raising nearly £2m to "accelerate expansion"
Howard de Walden picks Jackson-Stops for Marylebone estate lettings gig
Jackson-Stops has been appointed as one of The Howard de Walden Estate's four retained letting agents, alongside Greater London Properties, Carter Jonas and Druce.
Coldwell Banker embarks on a six month ‘transparent rebrand’ programme
American real estate firm Coldwell Banker - which recently claimed to be selling more $1m+ properties than anyone else, anywhere - has embarked on a six-month "transparent rebrand" programme, which it's …
May is peak buying season in the UK property market
'The traditional buying seasons remain apparent in both London and the regions', says Knight Frank, after analysing sales activity over the last three years; vendors urged to act now if they want to 'hit…
Deals, Disputes & Dilemmas: On the complicated business of dual fees
Following the publication of new TPO guidance on dual fees, designed to curb the rising number of disputes, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn steers us through the labyrinthine world of inter-agency dealings, …
UK property prices drop by 0.8% in a month, driven by a Southern slowdown
The UK's average house price fell by 0.8% between December 2018 and January 2019, according to the latest official UK HPI, leaving the annual rate of growth at its lowest level since 2013.
Lodha collaborates with designer Pablo Reinoso at Lincoln Square
Acclaimed Franco-Argentinean artist designs 'sculptural archway' for luxury developer's new scheme in London's legal land
Dubai developer is ‘looking aggressively’ for another major prime London development project
Damac's Chairman says the firm is 'looking aggressively' to spend 'up to £500m' on a second prime London resi project.
Firstport swoops on Barratt London’s property management arm
BRAM acquired by the UK's biggest resi property manager
Report calls for a ‘public interest test’ on Scottish estate sales to tackle ‘the socially corrosive effects of land monopoly’
Scotland's 'land monopoly' is 'socially corrosive', argues a major new report from the Scottish Land Commission, as it calls for a new 'public interest test' on large-scale land deals.
Long in the tooth? Analysing the 2014-2019 bear market from a historical perspective
At the end of last year, fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater set out ten reasons why he expects Q1 2019 to mark the low point of the Prime Central London property market; here, he looks back …
These four years saw average house prices double within five years
The average value of a home rocketed by 100% within five years of 1974, 1980, 1989 and 2004; it took 16 years for the same growth to be recorded to the end of 2018.