Properties
Oakmayne and Lone Star partner up for Elephant & Castle acquisition
Private equity house Lone Star has made its first foray into London's residential property market, teaming up with developer Oakmayne Properties to buy the island site in Elephant & Castle, formerly home …
Prime Property of the Week: From Russia With Love
5,370 square foot freehold house in the oldest part of Chelsea was built on the design of a traditional Russian dacha
Margin or Error: The Doer Upper’s quest for a profit-worthy project
The quest for the un-covered side-return, the un-excavated basement or the un-converted loft is getting ever more fruitless for the capital's developers, as vendors are asking full-spec prices for "with p…
£22m Bishops Avenue party pad launch: In pictures
Bishops Avenue's property royalty stepped out en masse last week to have a nose around Albany Homes' latest project; a £22m 17,000 sq ft mansion on one of London's Billionaires' Rows that backs straight …
Candy and Barratt team up at Sugar Quay
Ultra-prime developer Christian Candy's CPC Group has joined forces with mainstream housebuilder Barratt to deliver 165 residential units at Sugar Quay, descibed as "the last big residential development si…
MOD hunts for Development Manager for £750m Hampshire barracks resi scheme
The MOD is hunting for a Development Manager to fund, manage and lead the £750m residential development of its 462 acre Prince Philip Barracks site in Bordon, Hampshire.
Alchemi launches 28,000 sq ft Westbourne Grove scheme
Adding to its burgeoning W2 pipeline, West London-based developer Alchemi has just launched its latest project; the transformation of a 'dismal' 80s office block into twenty luxury residences with 'a …
Prime Property of the Week: French Fantasy
Minley Manor, Surrey
£5m (OIEO)
‘Largest medieval manor house in England’ hits the market
Billed as having 'all the qualities of a fairy tale castle', an immensely important Herefordshire estate has come up for sale this week, with a guide price in excess of £12m.
All You Can Eaton: £32m project hits the market in Belgravia
A rare redevelopment opportunity, which could see the creation of one of the top residences on Eaton Square, has come up for a cool £32m.
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Green light for Project Blue: Chelsea Barracks construction to start this year
After all the wrangling, Qatari Diar's Project Blue Ltd has got the go-ahead to start building the first phase of its Chelsea Barracks scheme; works are due to get underway later this year
Ballymore seeks partner for £2bn resi development portfolio
Developer Ballymore has hired CBRE and Lazard to source a JV partner for three major waterfront schemes in the capital.