Properties
What Jitters? £24m mansion sells in Notting Hill just before the Election
Turns out there were some serious buyers around last month after all. One of the biggest deals to ever go down in W11 completed just a few weeks before the General Election, PrimeResi has learned.
Mansion Mayhem: Six of the best post-election instructions
It could have been a very different story, but Friday's unexpected result already appears to have triggered a flurry of trophy-level instructions across the country.
Holland Park house ‘earns £130 an hour’ since 2007
If this stonker in Holland Park goes for anything near its £13m asking price, someone's worked out it will have "earned" its owner around £130 an hour since it last sold back in 2007.
Sole Agent: Flat above a fish and chip shop asks £5m
What could have been one of the punchiest asking prices of recent times has actually turned out to be a pretty good deal, considering the restaurant in question is actually Scott's of Mayfair...
Downton’s Dower House hits the market for £3.95m
Lady Violet's Downton Abbey digs have come up for sale for £3.95m with Savills.
BoJo’s Mount Pleasant nod faces High Court challenge
The saga of Mount Pleasant has taken another twist, with murmurs of a High Court challenge being served up by both Islington and Camden Councils.
Mount Pleasant sorting office
Cadogan appoints Joint Head of Building Surveying
Cadogan has announced the appointment of Jane Henshaw as Joint Head of Building Surveying, alongside existing Head of Building Nicholas Dutton.
West African buyers hone in on Mayfair
Harrods Estates has reported a surge in West African buyers looking to snap up prime pied-à-terres in London's Mayfair.
In Pictures: The £15m St John’s Wood gut job
Right in the mixer between chichi Primrose Hill and swanky St John's Wood, Avenue Road is lined with some of the capital's most exclusive detached residences;
Prime Property of the Week: Decimus Maximus
York Terrace East, Regent's Park, London
£8.75m
Available for the first time in 32 whole years, this Grade II listed Crown Estate corker is ripe for a super-prime transformation.
Manhattan mansion listed for record $80m
One of the last remaining private mansions on Fifth Avenue is up for grabs for an eye-watering $80m. If it goes for anything over $53m, it'll become the priciest townhouse ever sold in NYC.
Omni lends £55m ‘holding bridge’ for super-prime London resi scheme
Christian Candy-backed short term real estate lender Omni Capital has provided a chunky £55m "holding bridge" in advance of proposed development work on residential premises in super-prime central London.