Properties
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…
Ronson’s Riverwalk sales hit 50%
Riverwalk, one of the few developments currently underway on the North bank of the Thames, is selling fast: 50% of the 116 units have already gone, just a month after sales officially launched with Knight…
‘Unprecedented demand’ for Fulham family homes drives off-plan sales for London Square
Over half - 23 of 40 - of London Square's units in its Farm Lane development have already been sold off-plan, leading the developer to comment on the "unprecedented demand" for family homes in Fulham as…
The Price of Power: Battersea Power Station flagship apartment prices revealed
Guide pricing has finally been confirmed for the 254 units that make up the heart of Battersea Power Station's 40-acre development
First major estate deal of 2014: Shakenhurst sells for only second time in 665 years
Knight Frank has sold the 1,324 acre Shakenhurst Estate on the Worcestershire/Shropshire border for £16m, claiming it as England's "first major estate sale of 2014."