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67-acre King’s Cross Estate achieves carbon neutrality
A high-profile swathe of central London has made big strides towards sustainability, including using 100% renewable energy, planting over 600,000 trees in England, and signing a Power Purchase Agreement…
Historic Regent’s Canal lock houses go under the hammer
Two Grade II listed waterside properties in Maida Vale and St Pancras starred in Savills’ resi sale this week
Hong Kong apartment sells for nearly £13,500 psf
Mystery buyer sets new Asia price record after splashing out on two units at the ultra-prime Mount Nicholson scheme.
‘Phenomenal’ Spink project up for sale in Kensington
11,000 square foot creation on Pitt Street was a flagship project for Mike Spink’s revered development firm.
£7m doer-upper snapped up in Little Venice
Multiple parties were after this unmod period villa, one of the only properties in the area with a dual-aspect garden.
Billionaire buys all seven penthouses in Galliard’s Oxford Street scheme
A single buyer has picked up the entire penthouse floor at TCRW SOHO in an off-plan mega-deal, potentially creating one of the West End's biggest homes.
Formation bags planning for ‘bold’ Chelsea townhouse redesign
The proposals to rework a Grade II listed residence and add a new extension in polished black Corian were approved without a single objection.
UAE investor takes 49% stake in luxury Old War Office scheme
Dubai-based Onex Holding partners with the Hinduja Group on ‘landmark’ PCL project.
80-acre site of former Hertfordshire boarding school up for sale
The former home of Princess Helena College centres around an important 18th century mansion, which was once reworked by Sir Edwin Lutyens and has a set of gardens designed by Gertrude Jekyll.
In Pictures: Finchatton launches The Whiteley, promising ‘a new era for Bayswater’
The "grand reimagining" of the old Whiteley's shopping centre on Queensway is luxury property developer Finchatton's biggest project so far, by some margin.
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Branded residence growth accelerates as developers tap a ‘robust & profitable’ model
The number of "branded residence" developments around the world has jumped by 230% over the last decade, reports Savills, and is expected to nearly double again within five years.