Heritage
National Trust lambasts PDR planning reforms, warning of ‘stagnant and characterless’ towns & villages
Europe's biggest conservation charity "believes that the scale and pace of planning reform in England is increasingly becoming a cause for real concern."
Keeping Up Appearances: An architect’s guide to façade retention projects
With two significant retained-façade projects currently under construction in London, MSMR's James Bell explains the history of façadism and practical considerations for developers of today’s methods...
CIT & Bain swoop on well-known Belgravia mansion block
Super-prime developer behind Regent’s Crescent, Lancer Square and South Bank Tower teams up with investment giant to transform Grosvenor Gardens House into a 'high-profile' resi scheme.
Euroterra Capital buys boutique Notting Hill apartment scheme
Developer and investor plans to bring forward the conversion of 32 Palace Street as part of its 'Limited Edition portfolio, offering the units only to 'select buyers' who will be able to customise every…
£27m sales flurry at Almacantar’s Centre Point
Developer reports a strong start to the year at its landmark West End scheme, which has delivered 82 apartments including a £55m penthouse, as purchasers ‘take a long-term view of London’s luxury resi…
Blue Coast Capital & RER secure £23.7m loan for Richmond resi scheme
'Exciting and unique' redevelopment of the Grade-II listed former Richmond Royal Hospital will deliver 56 high-end apartments.
Unfinished boutique resi scheme brought to market in South Ken
Victorian mansion on Queen’s Gate Terrace was being used by the French Government until a few years ago.
Pont Street triplex fetches record price after sparking three-way bidding war
The fine example of Pont Street Dutch, once owned by the Sisley design dynasty, achieved over £4,700 per square foot - even without outside space...
Investor swoops on £35m Mayfair scheme
London & Monaco developer REDD sells its entire 82 Mount Street scheme to a bulk buyer within days of the off-plan sales launch.
Sale agreed on ‘one of the finest country estates in Hertfordshire’
The Grade II* Julians Park hit the market last year asking £5.75m, having spent the last 80 years in the same family.
Covers come off £90m hotel-to-resi scheme in Knightsbridge
41-43 Beaufort Gardens is one of the most exclusive luxury developments to launch in Prime Central London this year, say agents...
REDD launches sales at £35m Mayfair scheme
The boutique developer is working with Formation Architects and 1508 London on the 82 Mount Street project.