Properties
Plans go in for 246-unit redevelopment of New Scotland Yard
Plans have gone in to Westminster Council for the £1bn residential redevelopment of New Scotland Yard (or Ten Broadway, as it will be rebranded).
The Future of Luxury: Emerging trends for super-prime property development
“Bringing out the personality of a building is the biggest focus in luxury developments now," said Niccolò Barratieri di san Pietro, CEO of super-prime developer Northacre at the tenth annual Luxury…
Year of the Dragon: Hong Kong developer bags green light for £8.4bn Greenwich scheme
Hong Kong mega-developer Knight Dragon has been given the go ahead for its ambitious Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, delivering 15,720 new homes and a whole new district twice the size of Soho.
Rare double development project in Kensington up for £17m
A brace of unmod mansions has gone up for sale on Prince of Wales Terrace, right by Kensington Gardens, sporting a cool £17m price tag for the pair.
Fire Sale: London Fire Brigade puts South Bank HQ up for grabs
The former London Fire Brigade HQ on the South Bank is being put up for sale, and the search is on for a new development partner to deliver a major residential-led scheme on the waterfront site opposite…
‘Tate Modern style’ house on Glebe Place asks £14m
Glebe Place is one of Chelsea's most intriguing turnings for a number of reasons; first and foremost for being where Uncle Monty resided in great splendour in cult film Withnail & I (at Number 35).
Rise Of The Super Home: Are London mega-mansions the new penthouses?
A mega mansion in the world’s most desirable capital city is the ultimate status symbol for the global elite, but unlike in many other countries, there are only a handful of truly palatial private…
Prime Property of the Week: Hammer Prime
Eaton Square, Belgravia
£500k+
Worth A Pont: Planners mull Knightsbridge/Holland Park ‘land use swap’
The owner of three Knightsbridge apartments has come up with an inventive sweetener for his ambitious amalgamation plans - offering to divvy up a house in Holland Park to balance out the resulting loss…
£30m Surrey super-home offered off-the-shelf
Hush Developments and Surrey agency Barton Wyatt have begun pitching HNW buyers with an off-the-shelf mega-home that could be worth up to £30m and take around two years to build.
Stable Investment: Mayfair mega-mews sells for record price
It looks like a Fenton Whelan project in Mayfair has just become the world's most expensive mews house.
Grand Registry: Latest £10m+ transaction round-up
A paltry six £10m+ deals were recorded by the Land Registry in its July transaction update, the most expensive being a £12.9m flat on Belgravia's Chesham Street.