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Savills warns on global uncertainty as profits slip; reports super-prime deal surge in London
Real estate giant predicts declines in transaction volumes 'across a number of markets' in 2019; full-year results reveal dip in group profits, although UK resi business turns in a 'resilient' performance …
Demand, supply & deal numbers fall further as Brexit uncertainty takes its toll
'The wearisome state of British politics that has arisen from Brexit – particularly in the last six months – continues to take their toll on UK housing,' says the Royal Institue of Chartered Surveyors.
Why US buyers are eyeing up London’s super-prime properties
The often-overlooked lifestyle play is a key reason why North American HNWIs have accounted for close to £250m of deals in the past two months, notes Knight Frank's super-prime specialist Daniel Daggers...
Ranked: The average cost of a car parking space by London borough
Benham & Reeves calculates the average value of a car parking space in the capital to be £218,871, more than the average house price in 176 locations across the country
Surrey party pad takes a serious price cut
1880s Swiss chalet on the banks of the Thames was one of the standout instructions of 2016
Chancellor pushes eco-conscious property development in the Spring Statement
A new "Future Homes Standard" will outlaw fossil-fuel heating systems in all new houses from 2025, and the forthcoming Environment Bill will include a mandate for "biodiversity net gain" for property …
Surveying the state of the buy-to-let finance market
Buy-to-let investors need to be more pro-active than ever in order to get the most out of a property portfolio, writes Islay Robinson, CEO of Enness Group, in an in-depth survey of the UK's BtL scene
PROPS Awards 2019: The Shortlist
Big-name firms up for gongs in 28th edition of Variety's industry awards
In Pictures: 2019’s ‘Buildings of the Year’
Gianni Botsford's striking "House in a Garden" in Notting Hill has been named as one of the world's 15 best new buildings, alongside Thomas Heatherwick's Coal Drops Yard, the Macallan's new visitor centre …
£440k guide price for vandalised stately home in Cumbria
Buyers interested in this once-glorious Grade II* mansion in the Yorkshire Dales will definitely need to take a view, as they won't actually be able to see inside it...
Developer fined £60k over botched redevelopment of historic Islington villas
Court hears how sensitive façade retention scheme turned into a demolition job, resulting in 'irreplaceable loss' of two 1860s buildings in the Hillmarton Conservation Area
Marsh & Parsons names new NW London sales chief; opens new branch
Callum Hodgson has been promoted to Area Sales Director for North West London.