PrimeResi meets Tim Bowder-Ridger, principal partner at top British interior design and architecture practice Conran and Partners, to discuss the legacy of the studio’s legendary founder, the key to creating desirable buildings and places, and why architects and designers have to be the world’s greatest optimists…
PrimeResi meets Carter Jonas’ longstanding PCL specialist Tim Macpherson to discuss the current state of play in the golden postcodes, the capital’s most impressive new developments, his most memorable deal to date – and what today’s buyers are really looking for (and no, it’s not outside space)…
INTERVIEW: Having already launched a major mixed-use development in Shoreditch and acquired a venerable prime London estate agency, the scion of European real estate giant Ghelamco has even more ambitious plans for the family business in the UK.
PrimeResi meets the duo behind the hugely-anticipated Audley Square project – mobile phone tycoon John Caudwell and his long-term friend and business partner Richard Bosson – to discuss how they plan to deliver a true legacy building in London’s Mayfair, and why philanthropy provides far greater rewards than wealth creation…
Guy Matheson, Director of Architecture at London-based design practice SHH, discusses how the firm became a go-to for high-end homeowners in north London, the impact of changing regulations on luxury design, and what clients now want from their private residences…
Marking International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, PrimeResi speaks to female leaders from across the resi industry – including design, agency, marketing and development – to discuss their careers to date, proudest moments, and where they find inspiration…
Interview: Savills stalwarts Jonathan Hewlett and Ed Lewis discuss seismic shifts in London’s luxury real estate sector over the last three decades; Covid; Brexit; the value of Instagram, and tip which areas and super-prime schemes to watch in the coming years…
Gary Hersham is the “character-in-chief” in a lengthy and remarkably positive feature on London’s super-prime estate agents, published in today’s Guardian.
Merchants Row founder Waleed Mohammed has put together a string of notable prime resi deals in 2021, including the acquisition of seven West End penthouses, a rare project on Grosvenor Square, and a bulk-buy at Battersea Power Station. Here, he discusses his recent successes, PCL’s new generation of elite buyers, and his ambitions to sell a billion pounds worth of property over the next five years…
Listen: Peter Rollings – formerly Managing Director of Foxtons and of Marsh & Parsons – has spoken candidly about the estate agency business in a podcast run by eXp agents Scott Gunn and Ben Moore.
Earlier this week, PrimeResi took an exclusive look at The Olayan Group’s plans to deliver a major new super-prime BTR scheme in the middle of Knightsbridge. Here, Sarah Waller, senior asset manager for The Knightsbridge Estate, discusses the decision to aim Knightsbridge Gardens specifically at HNW tenants, and how this could set off a big trend in PCL…
The co-founder & MD of influential London-based design practice SHH talks us through the firm’s formative years and remarkable journey – from being known as ‘the mews kids of Knightsbridge’ to working on some of the world’s most high profile projects – and explains how HNW tastes have changes over the last three decades…