'Doing no harm isn't quite the same as doing some good,' comments one estate agency chief.
RBKC claims national first with planning shake-up workaround
PCL borough rolls out new forum ahead of national reforms, giving councillors a say on applications set to be decided by officers.
Sale agreed on final Knightsbridge Gate apartment
The last of the PCL scheme’s 15 residences has found a buyer, rounding off a sales campaign that saw guide prices hit £25mn.
OBR downgrades house price, transaction & construction forecasts
Fiscal watchdog expects 4% fewer property sales over the next five years than were predicted in March.
Super-prime St John’s Wood project goes for above guide
'Buyers will move decisively for exceptional homes in the best locations,' says agency after sealing £10.1mn deal.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Knight Frank’s James Cleland
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Required Reading: The Budget 2026 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's experts talk us through the key policy announcements and various need-to-knows affecting wealth, real estate and business following John Healey's maiden Budget speech.
Taylor Howes brings in David Collins Studio exec to drive expansion
Senior hire comes as top-end studio completes a Holland Park Gate penthouse, installs a Swiss chalet and eyes growth across Europe & the Middle East.
Chestertons names new head of land, development & investment
George Davey takes on a London-wide brief as the agency expands its resi development operation.
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry insiders respond to the Budget 2026
'Doing no harm isn't quite the same as doing some good,' comments one estate agency chief.
Government confirms 100% ‘mansion tax’ premium for empty homes
Latest Measures & Industry Reactions: More details of the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge bills have been revealed, with first bills due to arrive in March 2028.
Budget 2026: Healey keeps hands off housing
But landlords face yet another tax hike.
Buyer lands rare Georgian mansion in Fulham
The former home of Jemima Khan didn't hang around on the market for long.
Quote of the day
We could see a relief rally in the final months of this year
The Budget 2026
Budget 2026: Healey keeps hands off housing
But landlords face yet another tax hike.
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry insiders respond to the Budget 2026
'Doing no harm isn't quite the same as doing some good,' comments one estate agency chief.
Required Reading: The Budget 2026 for HNWIs & business owners
Mishcon de Reya's experts talk us through the key policy announcements and various need-to-knows affecting wealth, real estate and business following John Healey's maiden Budget speech.
OBR downgrades house price, transaction & construction forecasts
Fiscal watchdog expects 4% fewer property sales over the next five years than were predicted in March.
Government confirms 100% ‘mansion tax’ premium for empty homes
Latest Measures & Industry Reactions: More details of the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge bills have been revealed, with first bills due to arrive in March 2028.
Giving families ‘breathing space’? Stop calling their homes mansions
Holding the £2mn line won’t make the mansion tax fair, argues property lawyer Tatiana Sharposhnikova.
Queensway graduates to London’s luxury apartment big league
Ranked: Analysis reveals the top streets, squares & districts for £5mn-plus flat sales, as new developments redraw the prime property map.
Agency reports ‘renewed momentum’ in Prime Central London’s £4mn+ market
High-value transactions are up 62% as the firm continues to make heavyweight hires and expand its new broker division.
Shackleton’s Kensington base lists at £20mn after owner’s ‘extraordinary journey’
Vendor navigated RBKC’s notoriously tough planning system to turn the explorer’s former family home into an art-filled ‘masterpiece’.
An Oxford economist’s verdict on Britain’s housing market: High taxes, soaring land values & a system in need of repair
Professor John Muellbauer makes a fresh case for halving Stamp Duty and replacing Council Tax, while branding the mansion tax 'poorly designed'.
Budget 2026: The prime resi industry’s hopes, fears & expectations
Special Feature: PrimeResi surveyed leading estate agents, buying agents, developers & advisors to gauge the luxury property sector's feelings & forecasts about this week's big fiscal event.
From Osborne to Reeves: Which Budgets were best & worst for prime London property?
Fresh Beauchamp Estates analysis tracks prime and super-prime sales through seven fiscal statements - as agency calls for end to annual guessing game.
Groundhog Day: On Budget déjà vu & why London’s super-prime market refuses to roll over
Another Budget, another round of doom and gloom - but buying agency boss Richard Rogerson has been digging through the £10mn-plus sales figures, and London isn't quite as lifeless as some are saying.
Editor's Choice
In Pictures: SHH Architecture & Interiors brings a six-storey canal-side home back to life after a decade standing empty, unveiling the results during Frieze Week.
International property news
Chestertons Global adds eight markets; bolsters leadership team
220-year-old property brand proclaims a 'landmark year' as it announces a trio of senior appointments.
In Pictures: 9,000 sq ft Kennedy-linked penthouse in South of France seeks $45mn
Caudwell debuts Invisible Collection-designed residence at Le Provençal, one of the biggest apartment launches on the French Riviera this year.
Ultra-luxe Rosewood hotel residences go up for sale in Abu Dhabi
Mubadala puts 73 homes inside the landmark five-star hotel on the market, with Sotheby's handling the sales.
‘Selling Sunset’ brokerage sets sights on Dubai
Oppenheim Group lines up 7,000 sq ft base, with plans to double its agent team - and make Dubai its biggest office globally.
Fine & Country opens Palma outpost
Former pro footballer to lead estate agency's new Spanish operation.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Hamptons’ Peter Whyte
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 Savills’ Victoria Garrett
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 Simon Deen
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
From PCL to Cape Town: Sophie Gamborg on taking the buying advisory model overseas
Two decades after starting out in London’s prime resi market, the former Savills & Aylesford agent explains how she spotted a gap in Cape Town - and built a business around it.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jane Cronwright-Brown
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
BIID Interior Design Awards 2026: The Winners
IN PICTURES: Design crowd gathers at Drapers’ Hall for annual awards bash, with resi winners ranging from London townhouses to country estates and international projects.
Top-flight London design studio expands into Middle East
Laura Hammett is opening a permanent base in Dubai next month.
South London housing scheme takes 2026 Stirling Prize
Council-commissioned development of 157 homes in Croydon takes architecture’s top UK honour, beating five shortlisted projects including Renzo Piano’s Paddington Square.
Middle East project consultancy makes move on European market
London-based design specialist brought in to spearhead UAE firm's next phase of growth.
Function Vs Form: What happens when luxury design forgets how a building actually works
Sebastian Moritz runs through the importance of reading building designs from an operational perspective.
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