Fresh data and charts reveal differing fortunes across the capital’s luxury property heartlands - and offer some pointers as to what happens next.
Picky buyers & patchwork performance: The state of Prime Central London in 2026
Fresh data and charts reveal differing fortunes across the capital’s luxury property heartlands - and offer some pointers as to what happens next.
US brokerage giant launches global division for cross-border property deals
Compass rolls into international markets including the UK with new agent network.
Martin’s Properties installs new CEO
Former St Modwen MD succeeds Richard Bourne at the £400mn family-owned property business.
Greenwoods hires senior resi duo from Withers and Forsters
'Amalie & Poornima are as good as it gets when it comes to lawyers for high-value, complex, residential property,' says the firm's resi chief.
Knight Frank opens new office in Derbyshire
New Sales Director tasked with growing agency’s market share across the region.
£18mn Hampshire estate comes with its own indoor riding school
Agency brings recently-built 12,615 sq ft mansion in 152 acres to market.
Kier calls time on new property development investment
Construction giant to stop backing new schemes from FY27 as it works through a portfolio of more than 5,000 homes.
Savills completes £170mn townhouse run at Chelsea Barracks
Contracts exchanged on £40mn Banda-designed residence, rounding out sales at Mulberry Square.
In Pictures: Plans lodged for Battersea Power Station’s 16-acre final act
New images reveal Studio Egret West’s vision for up to 3.2mn sq ft at the landmark regen scheme in SW London.
‘The penny has dropped’: London’s supply of supersized apartments is drying up
‘Signs of urgency’ emerge around the capital’s top schemes as new figures reveal how Westminster’s size limit is reshaping the super-prime landscape.
Christie’s makes major New York play with launch of 120-agent brokerage
Luxury property brand builds new Manhattan operation around Warburg team, headed up by Kevelyn Guzman.
Global Branded Residence Survey 2026: Sector to top 300,000 units by 2031
New Knight Frank analysis flags big diversification, with growth beyond key cities and non-hotel brands set to account for almost 40% of branded resi supply within two years.
Quote of the day
The penny has dropped that the supply of really big apartments is going to dry up.
‘New strategy’ drawn up for 15,000 sq ft Belgravia trophy
Three-building spread could be transformed into one of PCL’s most valuable private residences.
Philip Harvey: What’s really driving global wealth flows in 2026?
Property Vision’s senior partner on the return of Dubai expats, the rise of the ‘certainty premium’ and where mobile wealth is heading next.
Six months to challenge mansion tax valuations
Fresh details emerge on HVCTS roll-out as HMRC drafts in 300 extra staff, with up to 200,000 homes potentially in scope.
Arts & Crafts gem on Kensington Palace Gardens reborn as six ‘world-class’ residences
Luxury developer REDD unveils set of super-prime homes following ambitious five-year restoration of Philip Webb-designed landmark.
In Charts: Surveying England’s housing stock as high value levy looms
Council Tax statistics shine a light on the composition of housing stock across England & Wales, highlighting the relative scarcity of high-value homes as the new surcharge on £2mn+ properties hoves into…
Alex Michelin: How driverless cars will reshape the property market
Luxury development chief says driverless revolution could redraw the prime London map.
PCL heavyweight Willis joins Forbes-backed brokerage
EXCLUSIVE: Former Strutt & Parker board member signed up as Founder Partner and MD as Martin Bikhit builds out new UK luxury agency.
Time vs Money: Ollie Marshall on the changing calculation for Britain’s wealthy
Top buying agent on the expats who left to preserve their money - but may ultimately return to preserve their time.
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Ferrari collaborator takes its branded resi concept stateside with a limited run of bespoke super-homes.
International property news
Rocco Forte accelerates Sicilian branded resi project
Hotelier reports 'strong and sustained interest' for its private real estate debut.
Postcard from the Bahamas: Not an acceleration or slowdown, but an evolution
From second homes to long-term relocation, a more sophisticated buyer is changing the shape of the Bahamian luxury market, reports Lana Rademaker.
Savills makes key resi hire in Dubai
Greg Stockton is on board to link UK developers with investors, wealth managers and adviser in the Middle East.
$100k-a-month rentals now ‘almost normal’ in Manhattan
Ultra-prime lettings are surging as wealthy New Yorkers 'choose flexibility over ownership'.
Aman unveils latest branded residences scheme
Ultra-luxe hotel group expands global resi portfolio as UHNWIs maintain strong appetite for branded format.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Knight Frank’s Andrew Groocock
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 Natalie Malka
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
‘The best projects have a soul before they have a spreadsheet’: In conversation with YOO Group founder John Hitchcox
The property entrepreneur who helped pioneer loft living and branded residences talks London’s overlooked hotspots, buyer trends, the next big shift in the sector - and the best investment he ever made.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Residence One’s Ben Wilson
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
‘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.
Interiors & Design
Set in Stonework: Behind the scenes at the restoration & extension of Lutyens’ first major house
How specialist teams treated the spectacular Chinthurst Hill to a 21st-century upgrade.
London headquartered architecture firm lands major Singapore masterplanning project
Singapore Land Group's Marina Square will include a 49-storey residential tower alongside reworkings of three 'tropical modernist' hotel buildings.
In Pictures: Inside Oliver Burns Studio’s £21.25mn show apartment at The Bryanston
3,872 sq ft turnkey residence is the latest designer collaboration at Almacantar’s 54-unit super-prime scheme overlooking Hyde Park.
Foster + Partners puts ‘robot swarms’ to work on buildings
Autonomous construction project teams bots and drones with adaptable structures designed to be dismantled and reused - with ‘wide-reaching' potential.
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.
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