Properties of the Week
American developer picks up major prime London site for £1bn+ mixed-use scheme
International property giant Hines has acquired the 1.8-acre 18 Blackfriars site, bringing in Foster + Partners to design a mixed-use development.
Buyer picks up £8m ‘icon’ in Covent Garden
Last privately owned freehold building in Neal's Yard was billed as ‘a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of London’s social history’.
Agency reports string of £20m-plus sales in St John’s Wood
Knight Frank is dominating the top-end of the market in NW8, having been the main agent for every sale above £18m in the district over the last three years.
Bid deadline set for ‘£100m’ stately home project in Oxfordshire
With a floorspace of 68,000 square feet, the Palladian-style St John’s House would be the largest new home to be built in the UK for over a hundred years.
Ballymore submits 1,610-home Royal Docks plan
Glenn Howells Architects and HAL architects have designed a masterplan for a 6.1 hectare industrial site on the banks of the River Thames in East London, promising to create up to 1,610 new homes in Newham.
Watch: Inside ‘London’s hottest off-market offering’, Petra Ecclestone’s ‘£170m’ Sloane House
F1 heiress Petra Ecclestone and fiancé Sam Palmer are taking an unusual approach to marketing one of London’s finest properties.
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In Pictures: £10.5m Hampshire mansion is a rare find
'Undoubtedly one of the most prominent houses in the New Forest’, the Grade II* Efford Park once housed an important collection of fossils...
Derbyshire mansion renovation wins top heritage award
The revival of Radbourne Hall was named as the best restoration of a country house at the Georgian Group Architectural Awards.
Aussie developer picks up second major London site
Third.i has acquired a large development site in Vauxhall, with plans in place for 160 new homes and a co-working space.
One of Scotland’s finest castles hits the market
Careston Castle was described in 1682 as 'without debait the best gentleman’s house in the shyre'
In Pictures: Viktor Udzenija-designed apartment on Cadogan Square asks £28.5m
Ultra-luxe 4,000 square foot lateral is expected to spark worldwide interest.