Skills shortages, regulatory delays and the net-zero push are piling pressure on projects - but a repriced PCL market could work in developers’ favour, argues Ben Godfrey.
Nest Seekers picks London for global luxury property summit
Berkeley Group signs up as headline sponsor as luxury brokerage prepares to convene agents from across its 2,500-strong network.
‘Cost pressures are real but so is the opportunity’: The new economics of prime resi construction
Skills shortages, regulatory delays and the net-zero push are piling pressure on projects - but a repriced PCL market could work in developers’ favour, argues Ben Godfrey.
Highbury site with approval for one-off contemporary home seeks buyer
The prime North London plot has full planning permission to build a contemporary three-bedroom house.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 34, 2026
Another week of dwindling sales activity.
‘Taylor Swift Tax’ faces legal challenge from luxury homeowners
Rhode Island’s new levy on high-value second homes has been in force for less than two months - and already has a fight on its hands.
RICS turns to TikTok in hunt for next generation of surveyors
Venerable professional body makes its move onto social platform after finding nearly half of 16-23-year-olds are using it to plan their careers.
Luxury brokerage network debuts in Abu Dhabi
Christie’s International Real Estate further expands its UAE footprint amid 'historic' market growth.
Savills adds senior names in Notting Hill & Islington
Marsh & Parsons and Knight Frank alumni join the agency's prime London network.
Behind the Structure: Understanding ownership risk in prime residential property
Required Reading: Sanctions have raised the stakes when it comes to navigating complex ownership structures. Anthony Hanratty explains what prime property professionals should be looking for.
American real estate behemoth takeover completes
Real completes $880mn acquisition of Re/Max, forming 180,000-agent global brokerage giant.
LRG to buy 200-year-old southern counties estate agency
Henry Adams, which traces its roots back to 1826, will share a parent company with Farrar, Stirling Ackroyd and Chancellors.
English Mayors handed powers to call in planning applications
New regime will give regional leaders authority over strategic schemes, with ministers consulting on intervention in developments as small as 50 homes
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The market in 2026 is complex, but for those who operate within it genuinely exciting
Major agency reins in long-range PCL forecast
Strutts now expects cumulative growth of just 4.4% by 2030 - down from 9%-12% at the start of the year - but sees downward pressure easing in 2027.
Reality check: will ‘mansion tax police’ really be inspecting homes?
There are significant issues with the roll-out of the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge, but recent headlines seem a bit excitable.
RBKC vs Westminster: What do the latest ONS numbers really tell us about PCL?
Westminster prices are apparently down by a quarter and RBKC by 15% - but the detail tells a rather more nuanced story.
Behind the Schemes: Rebuilding a Notting Hill townhouse from the inside out
ACT, De Rosee Sa & Katie Harbison talk us through a 75-week overhaul that involved moving the staircase, rethinking every floor and reconstructing the roof of a fine Italianate residence.
Super-prime fit-out specialist eyes £100mn turnover amid resi push
130-year-old firm behind interiors at The Peninsula and The Londoner expands residential offering with three of London’s most anticipated luxury schemes in the works.
Beyond the £2mn threshold: Why the new High-Value Council Tax Surcharge needs careful design
The consultation may be over but some of the most important details are still very much up in the air; Hannah Catt looks at the key issues that could determine how the new regime works in practice.
Brokerage pulls off £48mn Belgravia hat-trick
Big-brand agency defies tough market conditions to complete three super-prime deals in as many weeks, as younger international wealth turns its attention to one of PCL’s traditional strongholds.
Deal sealed on £15mn Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead villa
The near-8,000 sq ft LA-style residence, described as the ‘epitome of minimalist cool’, went to a European family relocating to London.
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International property news
Facebook founder buys Irish castle
Mark Zuckerberg & Priscilla Chan have reportedly acquired the 440-acre Strancally estate in Waterford in an off-market deal.
Saudi luxury property industry targets UK investors with London expo
Invitation-only event at The Peninsula Hotel runs from 24th to 28th August.
Christie’s International Real Estate joins luxury agency push into Phuket
Global brokerage network follows Bangkok launch with move into booming island market.
Opinion: What the World Cup taught us about home
After the final whistle, some international visitors left asking whether they could call America home. Leading RE’s Kate Reisinger looks at the event’s less obvious property legacy.
Evergrande tycoon sentenced to life in prison
Hui Ka Yan, once Asia’s richest man, pleaded guilty to eight charges after the spectacular rise and fall of his property empire.
Profiles & Interviews
‘The industry is changing dramatically’: Russell Simpson’s Bertie Russell on growing the family business & the future of prime agency
INTERVIEW: PCL agency boss discusses carving out a place between the corporates and brokers, pushing into new prime London markets and keeping the boutique edge.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Forsters’ Helen Marsh
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with London House founder Richard Douglas
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
In Conversation: William Bles on the changing HNW client & the new rules of super-prime design
HBA Residential's new EMEA Principal discusses the dramatic shift in expectations among global buyers over the last decade - and what it means for luxury designers and developers.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Craig Draper
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
Berkeley teams up with Rise Art for Camden Goods Yard showcase
Online gallery collaboration 'explores how art can be integrated into the context of a home, responding directly to its architecture and neighbourhood,' says curator.
Malins Group rolls out private client arm
Property group launches new division for owners restoring, remodelling and creating ‘exceptional’ homes.
Foster + Partners appoints new Head of Studio
Kirsten Scott is one of three senior figures taking on new roles at the practice.
Developer & contractor convicted over fatal London tower incident
Foster + Partners cleared of health and safety breaches over fatal Corniche window fall; St James and Lindner Prater found guilty.
In Pictures: Goddard Littlefair completes contrasting show residences at The OWO
‘What drew us in was the idea of two residents with quite different ways of living’, says design studio, revealing two takes on life at the Raffles-branded Whitehall landmark.
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