Boris and the BPF lobby to keep office-to-resi out of central London
Boris restricts office-to-resi to ‘protect London’s commercial heartland’
The Mayor of London has published a new batch of planning rules for the capital's "Central Activities Zone", which runs from Kensington Gardens and Paddington in the west, to Aldgate in the east, and…
By Prime Resi
London councils challenge office-to-resi rights
Camden, Islington, Lambeth and Richmond councils are limbering up for a High Court challenge to permitted development rights that allow the conversion of office space to residential use.
By Prime Resi
Office Politics: Most of central London exempt from new permitted development rights
Areas in seventeen local authorities - including vast swathes of central London - have been exempted from new rights that make it easier to convert offices into resi, due to "exceptional economic circumstances".
By Prime Resi
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Maria Santurio to lead new hub connecting global clients with key markets across Spain.
Fund snaps up Foster + Partners scheme in major Mayfair swoop
The £1.1bn investment play includes a key development site between Barlow Place and Grafton Street, along with a high-profile Grosvenor Square hotel.
New leadership for the Savills Private Office
Rory McMullen joins Alex Christian as co-head of the property consultancy's specialist global HNW team.
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Jennings steps up to lead Chestertons’ resi business
Adam Jennings has been promoted to Head of Residential, in charge of the London estate agency's sales & lettings teams.
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Forbes Gilbert-Green lands Property Vision veteran Connell
Seasoned London buying agent joins boutique property advisory firm after two decades at PV.
In Pictures: Canal-side mansion in Little Venice seeks £16.5mn
Grade II listed stonker on Blomfield Road is the complete package, say agents.
‘Our task was to act as both storyteller & swordsmith’: On reuniting two Belgravia townhouses into a grand family home
Tiam Architects walk us through a big project on Chester Row.
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Success storeys: Top four development sales launches of last year revealed
Difficult market conditions haven't held these 'landmark' central London schemes back.
Anatomy of a market: Prime Central London explained in 10 charts
A data-led look at activity and pricing across the capital's £3mn-plus sector.
The main risk for the housing market now is political – Knight Frank
Lower mortgage rates should underpin demand, but this week's by-election outcome may shape sentiment, explains the agency's head of UK resi research Tom Bill.
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St James’s Square trophy emerges from five-year ultra-luxe overhaul
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Balearics reject foreign buyer ban
Proposal to prevent non-residents from buying homes on the islands fell at the first legislative hurdle.
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‘Positive momentum to continue’ through the first half of the year, predicts mortgage broker
Alexander Hall is bullish about housing market activity in the next few months at least.
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