Properties
Flurry of sales for political pied-a-terres
Three separate pied-a-terres in one of Westminster’s most popular residential blocks for MPs have gone under offer within two weeks of each other, as the countdown to the General Election begins.
Period Passivhaus: Grosvenor retrofits create London’s greenest period rental properties
Following up on its BREEAM Outstanding-rated retrofit in Belgravia, Grosvenor is bringing home even more from the sustainability front, retrofitting three rental properties in Mayfair and Belgravia…
Mayfair set to breach £6,000 psf this year as Indian investors drive the market up
NW8-based boutique agency Rescorp Residential has netted a £5,000 psf sale on South Audley Street W1, and predicts that Mayfair prices will breach £6,000 psf by the end of the year as Indian investors move…
Brighton’s Hanningtons Estate ‘a snip’ at £50m
A significant chunk of Brighton's old town has been put up for sale.
The former Hanningtons Department store in Brighton
International consortium snaps up £1bn Bankside scheme
A £300m+ deal has just gone down on London's South Bank.
A Man Of Property: How Thomas Cromwell became London’s first property developer
From a smithy cottage in the 'lawless' village of Putney to a portfolio stretching the length and breadth of the country, Amy Cole explains how the son of a blacksmith developed his way to a vast property empire…
Prime Property of the Week: Would You Adam & Eve It?
Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington
£4.7m
A rather unusual proposition has just come up on this cracking little mews just off High Street Kensington.
£75m Off: £100m Bishops Avenue mansion ‘sells for knock-down £25m’
Heath Hall, dubbed "the most expensive house listed on the open market" when it came on for £100m back in 2011, has apparently just been sold for £25m.
Thackeray Estate scores £24.5m cross-London portfolio
The Thackeray Estate has acquired three chunky sites across south London with a gross development value of £24.
Clapham Grand: Galliard unveils ‘Tudor’ conversion scheme in SW London
Galliard has pulled the curtains back on its latest project, the redevelopment of a prominent office building just off Clapham Common.
Planning nod for St James on Albert Embankment
Developer St James has bagged the green light to redevelop a significant site directly opposite Tate Britain.
Fendi’s first branded residence launches in Miami
Luxury US property developer Château Group has launched the first penthouse in its Fendi residences in Miami, with an asking price of $25m.