£2.4m bill for royal renovation project
Latest set of royal accounts reveal how much it cost to redevelop Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, now home to the Duke & Duchess of Sussex, from five separate units into a ten-bed family home
George Michael’s Highgate mansion ‘up for rent at £15k per week’
Late star’s Queen Anne mansion on The Grove has reportedly been listed with an ‘A-list’ specialist
‘One-of-a-kind’ former vicarage in west London pitched at £5.5m
19th century Gothic-style property is ‘one of the most intriguing and resplendent’ properties in the area, according to agents
Developer swoops on historic Bristol site
First Base has acquired the 2.25 acre Soapworks site in Bristol City Centre, with a view to creating a new £175m mixed-use district
Westbrook’s Dolphin Square development plan dismissed by Westminster Council
Pimlico enclave’s £400m extension rejected by planners after heritage bodies weigh-in
Wilben-designed townhouse tucked away on Chester Square
Ultra-luxurious 8,000 sq ft project is ‘one of the most impressive newly refurbished houses in Belgravia’, according to agents, benefiting from the key advantages of a double-mansard, passenger lift, and unusually large mews house to the rear…
How Norman Shaw’s Albert Hall Mansions helped open the door to apartment living in London
Paul Latham explains how the great Scottish architect brought ‘the Parisian mode of life’ to an aspiring middle class in Victorian London, by combining picturesque romance with orderliness…
Kersfield lines up Grade I listed conversion project in Bath
Glorious John Pinch townhouse on Sion Hill Place is being turned into a set of seven luxury apartments
£14.5m price tag for super-luxe townhouse on Chester Terrace
Grade I listed Nash residence hits the market after a no-expense-spared refurbishment; finish involves paintwork and gilding by Alistair Erskine, bespoke furniture by Jonathan Sainsbury, Hermès fabrics and a roof garden designed by Pulbrook & Gould
Prime Investors Capital seeks funding advice for Admiralty Arch
Reports suggest that JLL has been brought in to advise on finance for the landmark hotel and residential development. ‘The restoration of Admiralty Arch remains on track for completion and for the hotel opening in 2021’, says owner Prime Investors Capital
Olympia’s majestic Blythe House will be offered for sale ‘this year’
Imposing Edwardian building in West Kensington, currently used as storage for London’s great museums, is likely to be offered for sale later this year
London Square reports £21.5m sales flurry in SW London
Developer senses a ‘change in mood’ as local buyers swoop on marquee properties at its high-end schemes in Richmond