Echlin & Bodker have been given the green light to create six luxury townhouses & two apartments on Lansdowne Walk.
Trio of seasoned agents join The London Broker
Expanding high-end brokerage signs up Adam Carey, Silvina Paz & Ryan Steenfeld-Kristensen.
High-end vendors holding back til next year, reports buying agency
There is a 'clear distinction' between the availability of sub-£5mn & £5mn-plus properties in PCL right now, says Eccord.
Boutique luxury developers secure consent for ‘landmark’ Notting Hill scheme
Echlin & Bodker have been given the green light to create six luxury townhouses & two apartments on Lansdowne Walk.
Ranked: Britain’s happiest places to live in 2024, according to Rightmove
A Suffolk town has usurped a London borough in the property portal's annual rundown.
Leadership change for construction firm Bouygues
Philippe Bernard is to replace Fabienne Viala at the helm of the French-owned construction giant's UK business.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 48, 2024
5% fewer sales were agreed across the capital's prime postcodes in Week 48 2024 than in Week 47, and 6% fewer than in the same seven day period last year
Sprawling six-bed spread in Paddington fetches over £7.5mn
Near-4,000 sq ft residence at Merchant Square was created from three separate units.
Former Knight Frank chief to chair Grosvenor’s UK property business
Alistair Elliott will take over the high-profile role from Melanie Gee in January.
Country market sees sharp drop in top-end transactions
Political & economic uncertainty hit prime property markets in 2024, but a spring rebound is on the horizon.
American brokerage giant Compass set to buy @properties & Christie’s International Real Estate
'Game-changing partnership' promises to 'take the Christie’s International Real Estate network to unprecedented heights' while giving America's biggest brokerage a presence outside the US for the first t…
Penthouse at forthcoming boutique Mayfair scheme achieves £5,000 psf
Half of the units at Three Kings Mayfair have been snapped up off-plan.
Storm clouds & silver linings: Charlie Ellingworth on a return to normality
Everyone is a bit poorer and no one is that happy, but at least buyers & sellers can now get on with their lives, writes Property Vision's co-founder.
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Between 2021 and 2023, London averaged US$1.5 billion in super-prime sales per quarter, whereas this year has yet to see a quarter breach the US$1 billion mark
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Super-rich buyers line up for Caudwell’s 1 Mayfair residences
£2bn Central London development tops out; claims world’s longest 'waiting list' of centi-millionaires & billionaires.
Postcard from Florida: 5 trends driving the Sunshine State’s ultra-luxury property boom
'Florida’s luxury real estate market has entered a golden age,' says Luxury Portfolio International member Billy Nash, 'driven by a combination of favorable tax policies, branded residential developments, a…
‘We’re not just selling properties’: Super-agent Trevor Kearney on disrupting the luxury homes market
INTERVIEW: 'The super-prime real estate market has been slow to evolve, often failing to meet the expectations of today's ultra-high-net-worth individuals', says top-end dealmaker-turned-brokerage boss
In Pictures: £44mn Chelsea Barracks penthouse comes with ‘one of the most significant terraces in central London’
Studio Atkinson designs the first penthouse to publicly launch at the super-prime scheme in London's Belgravia district.
Privacy & The Law: On a prime London enclave’s war with film tourists
Tensions have been flaring between residents & tourists in Primrose Hill recently, as fans of the movie franchise Paddington flock to the pastel-hued home of the fictional Brown family - leading some owners…
Mapped: England’s most vulnerable areas to extreme weather
Insurance firm AXA has worked out which locations are at highest risk of climate change-induced flooding and extreme heat - and calculated the potential costs...
London Square signals high-end ambitions with debut PCL scheme
Aldar-owned property developer prepares to launch 'flagship' Westminster Tower project as part of new focus on luxury resi.
Luxury housebuilder seeks financial support after ‘challenging year’
45-year-old firm specialises in delivering high-end family homes in London and the Home Counties.
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United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty bolsters London sales team with more senior hires.
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International property news
Sharp slowdown across global super-prime markets ahead of US election
London was the only major international wealth hub to see an increase in £10mn+ home-buying activity in Q3, says Knight Frank.
Bangladeshi corruption investigations raise alarm over London property market
'This is a test for the UK government to demonstrate it can fulfil its ambition of being the anti-corruption capital of the world,' says Transparency International.
Italian tie-up expands top-end estate agency’s international reach
John D Wood & Co. has teamed up with Cassiano Sabatini's Casaba Group.
In Pictures: Inside Fifth Avenue’s highest residence
The loftiest resi condominium on the world-famous thoroughfare has been designed by Charles & Co.
Anti-corruption group red-flags £6bn of UK property deals since 2016
Research suggests nearly 500 purchases involving suspicious funds were made via companies registered in the British Overseas Territories.
Profiles & Interviews
Interview: Hamptons’ Craig Tonkin on positioning a heritage estate agency for success in today’s PCL property market
'Unlike a number of other agents we don’t feel threatened by the emerging ‘broker model’, indeed we see huge opportunity to evolve with it'
‘It is often in more turbulent times that we have been able to generate growth’: Super-prime pioneer Andrew Dunn of Finchatton on building for the long term
'We have 18 live developments on the go, with an anticipated GDV of more than £300mn and, frankly, I felt just as excited to get to work this morning as I did 23 years ago'
Listen: Agency boss Geoff Wilford in conversation with Property Vision’s Simon Connell
'Our guys in Italy have been very, very busy with non-doms in Milan,' reports top buying agent in new property podcast.
Financial Times: How Knight Frank is trying to shed its fusty image
Knight Frank's Chair William Beardmore-Gray discusses diversity, growing pains & the 'complicated game' with the FT.
‘I want to change the way people approach projects’: RedBook CEO Tom Adams on shifting the luxury property design, construction & development landscape
Interview: Sandy Mitchell’s RedBook has evolved fast under Tom Adams' watch, and there’s more to come…
Interiors & Design
Watch: RIBA House of the Year 2024
Family house project by 31/44 Architects in Crystal Palace praised as a 'blueprint for bespoke urban infill development'.
Top architecture practice rebrands
Jo Cowen Architects is now Cowen + Partners for property developers, and Studio Jo Cowen for private homes.
St George launches new Camden Goods Yard apartments with first on-site show unit
The newly-launched Signature Collection 'transcend traditional home life by integrating the finest aspects of hotel living', says Berkeley Group developer.
Iconic London hotel to auction off fixtures & fittings
Savoy contents sale billed as an 'unparalleled opportunity for luxury hoteliers, interior designers, and collectors around the world'
In Pictures: Extraordinary Jersey mansion seeks £35mn
This 'Mayfair specification' super-prime house overlooking St. Brelade's Bay is 'the ultimate retreat for discerning homeowners', say agents.