Properties

Redlap, Devon £5m Some people think the best instructions are the new ones. They're so wrong. Pros keep a beady eye on price drops, and they don't come much bigger than this.

It's a common brief. Two or three bedrooms, top drawer location, nice reception room overlooking a square, and enough entertaining space for 350 of their closest friends.

The first new-build houses to be built as a group in Marylebone for over thirty years have just been released, with prices starting at over £4m apiece.

After a 15.3% surge in the last year alone, resi prices in London's Square Mile are reaching highs of up to £3,000 per square foot, says Diana Alam, Associate Director of Residential for JLL...

Fresh from overseeing the ambitious conversion of Bentley Priory in North London, Helen Moore, MD of developer City & Country, on respecting heritage, spotting opportunities and creating value...

One of the last vestiges of high Victoriana in Kensington has just hit the market for a cool £10m.

The ripple effect has made this riverside hub one to watch for a prime new-build investment, says CBRE's Head of Residential Mark Collins... Langham Square

The English countryside could be about to see two new mansions "of national importance" arise from its green folds, so long as someone finds the time and money to actually build them. Windlesham House

Grainger plc, Britain's biggest listed residential property owner/manager, has bought a 61-house portfolio in Chelsea for £160m. Ovington St, SW3

One of the finest private islands in the UK has just come up for sale, with a price tag of nearly £2m.

A Connecticut mansion has become the US of A's most expensive home after selling for a reported $120m.

The system for listed building consents is getting an overhaul, with the aim of creating a 'more effective and efficient' process with less bureaucracy and generally lower costs.