Developments
Planning nod for Ransome’s Wharf redevelopment
An application to completely redevelop Ransome's Wharf in Battersea has received the unanimous support of Wandsworth's planners.
Vendor sweetens penthouse deal with free Lamborghini
The vendor of a $38m Las Vegas penthouse is hoping to pique the interest of high-rolling buyers by throwing in a $250k Lamborghini hyper-car to sweeten the deal.
West End’s priciest penthouses launch on Chiltern Street, Marylebone
Galliard Homes and Frogmore have launched what the developers claim are the West End's most expensive off-plan penthouses in the West End, on "London's coolest street" (Conde Nast Traveller).
Mayfair’s 107% new-build premium drives £4.5bn luxury development surge
Going super-luxe generates a price premium of 107% compared to neighbouring "normal" homes in Mayfair, claims local agent Wetherell.
This potential uplift is driving a £4.
Who’s just bought New Scotland Yard?
It sounds like JLL has done a sterling job of shifting New Scotland Yard in double-quick time, and there's already been plenty of speculation as to the identity of the £250m site's 'mystery buyer'...
Planners OK landmark ultra-prime development next to Buckingham Palace
Westminster City Council has given approval - subject to a S106 agreement - to Northacre's plans for the development of No.1 Palace Street, next to Buckingham Palace.
Suite of big deals and launches for Mount Anvil
It's been a helluva few weeks for City-based developer Mount Anvil.
According to reports, the firm has - together with A2Dominion - just finalised the £92.
Alchemi lands Leinster Square hotel-to-resi permission
Alchemi Group has secured approval for a £20m+ resi conversion of the old Umi Hotel in Bayswater on behalf of investment house Angelo Gordon & Co.
Green light for Lodha & MSMR on Grosvenor Square
Westminster Council has finally given Lodha Group its blessing to convert the Canadian High Commission in Mayfair into 41 top-end apartments.
CASE STUDY: From degenerate pub to Chelsea des res
Gary Linton has managed to turn a grotty drinking establishment on the Fulham Road into a boutique apartment scheme that's selling like proverbial hotcakes.
Seal of approval for Weston’s stately Jacobean scheme
Weston Homes has scored listed building approval for its "most ambitious scheme" yet: turning a quite magnificent Jacobean mansion in Kent into 36 apartments.
Video: The rise of Monaco’s Tour Odeon
Sales at Monaco's Tour Odeon, home of the world's most expensive penthouse, have "gone from strength to strength," says the developer Groupe Marzocco, with prices breaching €75,000 per square metre (approx.