Country-wise
The cost of keeping warm in an old house
Just over a week ago my wife and I were pacing the bare wooden floor of our
sitting room wearing hats and scarves. It was -2C outside and, clearly, not
much warmer inside. We had a fire lit and the central heating going full
blast, but did it make any difference? No.
IPD: performance gap between best and worst institutions last year was huge
The gap between the returns generated by the best and worst-performing institutional property investors last year was a huge 24 percentage points, Investment Property Databank said today.
Olympic Park Legacy Company appoints head of real estate
The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) has appointed a head of real estate and made two other senior appointments to its executive management team.
PWTV: Hatchet Harry on why he'll carry a shot gun in his golf bag at the Sparks Golf Challenge.
P. H. Moriarty, aka Hatchet Harry from Guy Ritchie's Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, spoke to PWTV about why he will be attending the Sparks Golf Challenge in Portugal this summer.
CBRE’s Harman to join Dowley Turner Real Estate
Richard Harman, senior director of industrial and logistics at CB Richard Ellis, is leaving the firm to join Dowley Turner Real Estate.
Government plans overhaul of green planning
The government plans to overhaul three planning policies to help councils deal better with planning applications for sustainable developments.
King Sturge appointed to market Wakefield scheme
English Cities Fund has appointed King Sturge to market the residential element of its £140m Merchant Gate scheme in Wakefield City Centre.
Committee blasts HMRC private finance property deal
HM Revenue & Customs faces a financial backlash from a 20-year property contract signed with Mapeley in 2001, according to a report from the Treasury Committee released today.
Politicians warned "wake up to housing crisis"
Politicians were warned today that they need to “wake up to the mounting housing crisis” as the shortfall in supply approaches one million homes.
First tenant signs at Ealingcross
Standard Life Investments’ Life Property Fund and Neptune Land have signed the first tenant at the Ealingcross office scheme at 85 Uxbridge Road, in Ealing, London.






