Deals & Instructions
Forward March: Chelsea Barracks works to start in “early November”
After five years of hand-wringing, head-scratching and the odd outburst from Prince Charles, it looks like the infamous Chelsea Barracks site is finally about to begin its prom queen-style transformation.
Gavel Agents: Savills auction raises over £42m
Bargain hunters were out in force at the Marriott Hotel yesterday, as Savills' September auction raised a blockbusting £42m (£5m more than last year's total).
65% Off: Record-breaking repo hits the market again
Once dubbed "the grandest house in Scotland", but now tragically better known as "Britain's most expensive repossessed house", Melville House in Fife has come up for sale again with a "knockdown" asking…
“Naughty but nice” Foxtons float already oversubscribed
Shares in Foxtons have been described as "Marmite" by brokers, as Reuters reports that the estate agency's planned stock market float is already over-subscribed.
Piccadilly planning nod for British Land
It looks like British Land's Mayfair masterplan is coming together.
The Clarges Estate
Floating Options: Zoopla mulls a stock market float
So it looks like Zoopla, Britain's number two property portal after Rightmove, is the next UK residential giant to follow Countrywide's and Foxton's lead and look into a stock market float.
Southbank hits prime stride as £2000 psf beckons – CBRE
Featuring that instant-classic visualisation of London's Southbank in ten years' time, CBRE's authoritative report on the area's transformation is not to be missed.
It's a fascinating story;
Full house in Fitzrovia for Marcus Cooper and Oakmayne
Marcus Cooper's magic touch has been in evidence again.
High Commission: Canada to sell One Grosvenor Square
Number One Grosvenor Square, currently the Canadian High Commission, is to be sold off for either residential or hotel use.
Future Shock: London’s Southbank in 2023
There's a great deal riding - and rising - on London's Southbank right now.
Hamptons opens up for Hyde Park and Bayswater
Hamptons has opened up a major new resi sales office to cover the vogueish Hyde Park and Bayswater areas, taking the estate agency's London sales network to 29 offices - nine of which have opened within…
Core Market: Investor snaps up Apple Apartments scheme for £10.2m
A Middle Eastern buy-to-let investor has snapped up the entire Apple Apartments development at 94 Baker Street in one fell swoop.