Properties
Letter from the Home Counties: The bespoke mansion
Darren Walter launches an unusual £8m proposition in deepest Surrey...
Redrow snaps up former police station for resi conversion
Redrow London has just acquired a Grade II listed former police station in north west London, which it plans to transform into a significant new resi scheme
Prime Property of the Week: Lateral Linking
Lennox Gardens, Knightsbridge, London
£27m
We all know first floor flats are the ones to go for in period buildings. It's that extra volume you get with the high ceilings. And the natural light.
Made in Fulham: TV ‘Pardy Pad’ hits the market
The Made In Chelsea ‘boys house’ in..erm...Parsons Green has just been put up for sale for a cool £1.4m.
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Private Performance: How Britain’s great private estates excel
Private estates have proved to be strong performers in the post credit crunch era and continue to evolve, says Savills' Director of Residential Research Lucian Cook
Fund buys Old Brompton Road scheme for £25m
Cordea Savills has snapped up a tasty-looking new asset on behalf of its Prime London Residential Development Fund
90% of developers believe the resi profits are outside of London this year
Nine out of ten residential developers think that the biggest profit opportunities this year are in the regions, rather than in Greater London, according to a survey by Regentsmead
River Dues: Old Father Thames’ 20% price premium
As Putney dusts off its deck shoes in advance of Sunday's Boat Race, Marsh & Parsons has noted that homes on that 374 yard stretch of river pay - on average - a 20% price premium for their views
Another capital site for Taylor Wimpey Central London
Developer Taylor Wimpey Central London has made another addition to its burgeoning portfolio, snapping up a decent-sized site at Paddington Basin in an off-market deal
Required Reading: Retail and Agricultural-to-Resi Permitted Development Rights
New Permitted Developments Rights for retail and agricultural buildings are due to kick on the 6th April, as the government ploughs on with planning reforms designed to open up the housing market
Rare portfolio in The Knightsbridge hits the market
A highly-prized portfolio of six flats in one of London's most expensive apartment blocks has just hit the open market
Thurloe Estate snapped up for £100m
The Thurloe Estate - a swathe of prime in between South Ken and Sloane Square - has been snapped up by a joint partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge, affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Bruce Ri…