Headlines for Sunday 19th January 2020

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Resi-to-office switch mooted at Battersea Power Station

Developer wants to delay the delivery of around 250 residential apartments in favour of fast-tracking more office space.

MTD’s £500m One Crown Place tops out

KPF-designed development on the edge of the City is delivering 246 private apartments, along with a boutique hotel, office space and new retail units

Lisbon, Sydney & Moscow set to lead residential price growth in 2020

“While the outlook for 2020 is generally more positive” than in 2019, says Savills, “price growth in prime residential markets is still expected to be modest across many global cities”

‘There are glimmers of growing confidence’ in the architecture profession – RIBA

Architects got a bit more pessimistic about future workloads in December, but the Royal Institute of British Architects has spotted signs of improvement after an extended period of volatility…

Cripps Pemberton Greenish hires ​​​leasehold enfranchisement expert

Amy Jackson joins the leasehold enfranchisement team from Forsters

Properties The latest luxury property deals, developments & instructions

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Royal house hunters: These Canadian properties might suit Harry and Meghan

Where would a wealthy young millennial couple with a young child want to live in Canada? The Vancouver Star canvasses some of the country's top luxury...

In Pictures: Waldo Works completes £7.6m penthouse at Television Centre
  • 16th Jan 2020
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A developer wants to turn a Grade II listed gasholder into ‘London’s first alligator park’
  • 16th Jan 2020
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Unfinished Belgravia townhouse project seeks £6.95m
  • 16th Jan 2020
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Green light for East London’s vast Westferry Printworks development
Caudwell sells turnkey Côte d’Azur penthouse
Investment firm picks up landmark Harrogate site for £4m
Pre-Christmas buyers swooped on £45m of homes at Chelsea Barracks
Knightsbridge mega-mansion deal agreed at over £200m
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
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Opinions Views & analysis from prime resi insiders

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Why people buy what they didn’t realise they wanted

Rural buyers tend to have a clear list of "must haves", but many of these priorities aren’t clearly thought through. Buyers often spend too long being...

Why 2020 looks like a very bumpy ride for residential landlords

The tinsel is packed away, the election is done and dusted and Brexit will be reaching a conclusion (of sorts, at least) in the coming few weeks. Everyone...

Three agency recruitment ‘resolutions’ for 2020

We have to recognise that estate agency is currently experiencing the worst staff shortages in a generation. Finding new personnel is difficult because...

The Market Sales, lettings & economic trends & analysis

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The next move in PCL sales prices should be up – JLL

JLL is expecting 2020 to be a "year of recovery" for Prime Central London, as buyers and sellers return to a "more liberated market". Sentiment improved...

‘We’ve never seen such a sharp increase in buyer and seller activity’ – Chestertons
  • 16th Jan 2020
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Record year for Knight Frank’s South West team
  • 16th Jan 2020
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Surveyors’ sales market expectations ‘improve noticeably’
  • 16th Jan 2020
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New mortgage lending dips by 10%
UK house prices post 2.2% annual rise
2019’s turmoil demonstrated the UK property market’s resilience – TwentyCi
The total value of UK housing has soared by 46% in the last ten years
Prices for best-in-class PCL stock could soar by 10% this year, warns buying agency
London leavers are getting younger and moving further away
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Business & People Company news & people moves

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Winkworth shares jump after positive trading update

Winkworth's share price has been boosted by a largely positive trading update, showing progress made in the face of tricky conditions. Describing 2019 as...

Far East Consortium sets up UK construction arm
  • 15th Jan 2020
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New MD for London Central Portfolio
  • 15th Jan 2020
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Zoopla reveals surge in branch numbers
  • 15th Jan 2020
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New head of UK property management at CBRE
Peter Wetherell on the Dexters deal, industry standards & turning Mayfair’s boardrooms back into ballrooms
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland chief steps down
Warren Buffett’s prime London estate agency launches property finance business
Search launched for a new Property Ombudsman
CBRE appoints new UK research chief
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Watch: Zoopla plots Boxing Day marketing drive to ‘maximise the festive peak’
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Scottish estate ‘the size of Manchester’ offered for £10m
  • 19th Nov 2019
RICS rolls out a ‘complete overhaul’ of home survey standards
  • 18th Nov 2019

Design Architecture, interiors & gardens

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In Pictures: London’s best-designed new home extensions
  • 16th Jan 2020
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What London’s Iconic Home Design Says About the City’s Evolution
  • 13th Jan 2020
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Government housing design tsar Scruton dies
  • 13th Jan 2020
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International Luxury property news from around the world

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Ranked: The world’s most expensive cities for wealthy residents

Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo are the more expensive cities in the world for wealthy residents, according to an in-depth research report by Swiss bank...

‘Prices are rising across more global cities but at a slower rate’ – Knight Frank
  • 15th Jan 2020
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Eric Parry picked to design British Ambassador’s residence in Beijing
  • 9th Jan 2020
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New International Resi boss for Savills in Dubai
  • 9th Jan 2020
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Apple founder Wozniak to address the property industry at MIPIM
PrimeResi’s Deals of the Year 2019
Deal Review 2019: International Trophy Homes
Meyer Bergman joins forces with CC Land for £1.25bn Whiteleys scheme
Global house price inflation sinks to its lowest level in six years
Billionaires’ Rows: The world’s top ten ultra-prime addresses
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Long Reads In-depth features on prime resi matters

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2020 Vision: Luxury property trend predictions for the year ahead

Many luxury property industry insiders are looking forward to the next 12 months with vim and positivity. "There is more confidence in Prime Central London...

Deal Review 2019: London Houses

From Mike Spink's ultra-prime project on Carlton Gardens, to a complete wreck on Billionaires' Row and the best house on the UK's most expensive street,...

Deal Review 2019: Penthouses & Apartments

PrimeResi's retrospective of notable sales continues with a look at some of the most spectacular apartments to change hands over the last twelve months,...

Prime Movers Indices The key players at the top of the market, ranked & profiled

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