Properties
Race to raise £7m to buy ‘England’s grandest country house’
Heritage charity SAVE is in a race to raise £7m to buy one of Britain's biggest stately homes, the 365-room Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, as the current owners have called it a day on their "labour…
Historic Shelley’s Folly comes up for sale
One of the most important houses in the South East - the Grade I-listed Shelley's Folly - has hit the market, sporting a price tag just shy of £3m.
Resi development land values moderate as developers become ‘more selective’
The rate of growth in residential development land values is easing up, says Knight Frank, dropping from +5.6% in Q2 to +3.7% in Q3.
Development land prices rose by a paltry 0.
‘Encouragingly strong’ Phase 3 sales at Battersea Power Station (and one very famous buyer)
It's been an 'encouragingly strong' week of sales down at Battersea Power Station, after another swathe of apartments were made available to pre-registered and existing buyers in London.
Prime Property of the Week: Demolition Plan
St Anthony, Wentworth Estate, Surrey
£5.95m
Built nearly a century ago by W.G.
Chelsea Vs Pimlico: Half the price or double the value?
Despite counting Westminster Abbey and Tate Britain amongst its local amenities, Pimlico remains very much in the shadow of its more fashionable neighbours.
Cash In The Attic: Converting this unmod roof space in South Ken ‘could add another £1.55m’
Billed as a 'Grand Designs-style opportunity', an unusual instruction has just hit the market in South Kensington complete with one of the most sought-after features in London...a massive attic.
Have we fallen out of love with the prime country house?
Clients selling a 3,500 square foot Kensington townhouse could almost afford to buy two Georgian rectories at the moment, but there remains a reluctance for many to make that move out to the country, says Haringtons'…
Developer cancels launch party after receiving ‘too many RSVPs’
It sounds like a nice problem to have, but after receiving an 'overwhelming' number of RSVPs to the unveiling of a new scheme in Sydney, a developer has had to pull the plug on the swanky launch event and…
Thackeray ‘brings Belgravia to Waterloo’
Thackeray Estates says its has brought "Belgravia-quality homes to Waterloo" with its Dover House project by pulling out all the stops with suppliers, including calling in luxury resi's international…
Prime Property of the Week: Super-prime, US-style
Penthouse, 432 Park Avenue, New York
$76.5m (£47.72m)
This is how the USA does super-prime.
Bridging the Gap: How The Thames’ three new bridges can change the prime map
Three new bridges across the Thames "can galvanise their north and south banks" says buying agency Garrington as St James's Riverlight development in Nine Elms welcomes its first residents.