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.
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.
American real estate behemoth takeover completes
Real completes $880mn acquisition of Re/Max, forming 180,000-agent global brokerage giant.
Who really owns that £20mn townhouse? The red flags property advisers need to know
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.
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
South East resists national ‘YIMBY’ mood
Mortgage lender's research includes useful insights for property developers about attitudes towards new resi schemes.
Council intervenes over future of one of Britain’s most important mansions
Buckinghamshire officials take formal action over deteriorating condition of historic Rothschild estate.
Property firms feel the squeeze as distress levels jump 9%
Nearly 89,000 UK property businesses are now in ‘significant’ financial distress, insolvency firm reports.
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.
‘The buyers haven’t disappeared’: Glentree boss on where Prime London is now – and what comes next
Veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn surveys a landscape of falling PCL values, increasingly cautious buyers and eye-watering super-prime rents, but sees reasons for optimism in some areas - and shares the…
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.
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.
Quote of the day
Two years ago, a £2–3mn property might attract 30–40 applicants and five offers. Today, it may attract 10–15 applicants and one or two offers, but you only need one to do a deal.
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.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has landed, heralding some significant changes to England's planning regime. Here's what prime resi professionals need to know...
Strutt & Parker recruits PCL heavyweight to head Knightsbridge & Belgravia office
Jonny Fieldman has moved from Knight Frank to lead Strutt's Sloane Street operation, as the agency continues a high-level hiring spree in the capital.
Rightmove downgrades 2026 price forecast as asking prices see steepest August drop since 2018
'Many sellers are recognising the reality of the market and pricing much more competitively from day one,' says property portal.
Editor's Choice
Savills flags diversification over volume as the defining trend in APAC's branded residential sector.
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
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.
What do the wealthiest want? Four questions, 32 experts, ten key findings
'Something has shifted at the very top of the market,' declares LPF boss Priya Rawal after consulting a panel of luxury property insiders.
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