Chinese property giant to build £700m resi skyscraper on London’s South Bank
It’s been a big day for Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, announcing plans for a blockbusting £700m tower on the South Bank as part of a £1bn UK investment programme.…
The overblown story of overseas investors – LCP
All this talk of overseas buyers taking over the London property market is more than a bit overblown, according to London Central Portfolio, which argues that foreign buy-to-live investors account for a measly 0.3% of the UK’s property market, with foreign buyers being responsible for under 2,000…
Office-to-resi could create 90% premium for developers in the right location
Office to resi conversions are, thanks to new permitted development rights, the talk of the town. Cluttons has been looking into the potential premiums that developers could score by converting commercial stock into residential in London.…
Land of Confusion: Negotiating the nuances of new build
With an increasingly bewildering array of new developments shooting up in central London, buyers should make sure they have all the facts before they go steaming in, says Camilla Dell… We are often asked by our clients what type of property we feel makes the best investment,…
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Headhunter: The week’s best prime property jobs
Including super-duper opportunities at Candy & Candy, Knight Frank, Winkworth and more, right here’s the only place to find the top…
Where’s the Localism? The Shropshire wind battle picks up
As the planning application for Upton Cressett’s wind farm breezes in, William Cash is more than a bit riled that the…
House Tales: White Lodge, Richmond Park
Ever wondered who once lived in that glorious building in the middle of Richmond Park, now home to the Royal Ballet…
Required Reading: How to Buy and Sell Short Leases
Short leases; big opportunity or tall order? We asked Child & Child’s Katie Cohen and Mo Hakim and Prosper Marr-Johnson of Marr…
Write Moves: KFH on building a brand through engaging content marketing
A lot of estate agents have their own magazines, and a lot of brands get content marketing very wrong. Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward’s…
Prime Property of the Week: Poole Party
Branksea Avenue, Poole, Dorset POA Enjoying some of the area’s best water frontage and views across Poole Harbour, this modern classic…
Abrahmsohn: Xenophobic proposals to increase housing supply are daft with a capital D
The latest idea from a Lib Dem MP – to stop developers selling homes to overseas buyers – has not gone…
How to lose £200,000 on a house without even trying
Some properties just don’t measure up, says Alan Page……
Headhunter: The week’s best prime property jobs
Serving up the choicest cuts from all your favourite firms, without the filler……
Qatar Sheikh-up could cause “Marbella Effect” in prime London
Qatar’s changing of the top brass – as Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir, hands over power to his son,…
Mixing It Up: The new school of mixed-use development
As a raft of new schemes promise buyers “hotel levels” of customer service, Robert Soning asks whether property management companies are ready to…
Prime Property of the Week: Ceiling the Deal
6 Palace Gate, Kensington From £5,500,000 to £6,250,000 It’s always heartening to see a developer recognising the possibilites that lie in…
