Interiors
Sticking Point: 250,000 UK homeowners opt to extend or alter
New research has reckoned that a quarter of a million UK homeowners either did up or extended their gaffs over the last year.
Damac unveils Versace-branded residences
Dubai-based luxury developer Damac has launched the first of its "fashion residences" in London, a 50-storey, 360-unit Kohn Petersen Fox skyscraper with interiors by Versace Home.
Finchatton hires star designer from Yoo
Finchatton has hired a new Head of Design from Philippe Starck’s Yoo Studio.
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Former Dragon to sweeten Sugar’s St James’s scheme
Lord Sugar's real estate vehicle Amsprop has apparently hired a former Dragon to tszuj up a new scheme in St James's.
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Robert Kime-designed Wilton Crescent townhouse asks £32m
A rare instruction on one of London's most exclusive crescents has just hit the market, sporting a mighty £32m price tag.
Islands In The Scheme: How to transform a kitchen into a social hub
West Country-rooted uber designers Smallbone claim to have pioneered the "island" concept so favoured in today's top-end kitchens, and who are we to argue with that
Mansion Clearance: £300m Knightsbridge house contents up for auction
The entire contents of the 45-bedroom 2-8a Rutland Gate - which has been on the market since 2012 with a rumoured asking prices of £300m - are to be auctioned off online in "an unprecedented opportunity.
Record start for Masterpiece London as first day attendance jumps 26%
The Preview Day of the sixth edition of Masterpiece London ended with reports of record visitor numbers and strong sales across the board
Case Study: Maximising a modern mews house
Mossop Street-based Wilben Developments has just smashed the price record on Eagle Place (you know, behind the Ferrari showroom on the Old Brompton Road) with the sale of this little beauty for £3.9m.
Fenton Whelan hires top interior designer as Creative Director
Georgina Wood will be in charge of coming up with "opulent" and "timeless" interiors across the firm's £500m portfolio of PCL projects
INTERVIEW: David Linley on Battersea, Claridge’s and taking British style to Moscow
Leader of the eponymous LINLEY empire and Chairman of top auction house Christie's
MHA unveils Old Street scheme
MHA Associates has launched its latest scheme on Old Street, marking something of a departure location-wise for the Knightsbridge-based developer