Properties
Parklife: One Cornwall Terrace goes for £80m
A company controlled by the entrepreneur Marcus Cooper has reportedly bought one of London's most expensive terraced houses - a Grade I listed mansion on Cornwall Terrace overlooking Regent's Park with…
Great Portland Estates bags £37m Portman Sq block
Great Portland Estates has bought 1-9 Orchard Court, which makes up the entire Eastern block of Portman Square, W1, from Rosanna Holdings Limited, for £37m (£775 psf).
2007-2013: A field guide to London’s property development trends
What a difference five years makes, says Londonewcastle COO Robert Soning, as he casts a critical eye over the sea change in London's new developments...
Central London development market booms as sales rocket 50% in a year
Heightened activity in last year's Central London development market has propelled sales and construction to hit some heady post-crisis peaks, according to Jones Lang LaSalle, with further strong performance…
Heritage! The Battle for Britain’s Past
It feels as if we've always cherished the ruins of our stately homes, great abbeys, castles and ancient monuments. Yet our love affair with historic buildings is relatively recent.
Boris launches database of development opps; Invites developers to “bombard” him with great ideas
London Mayor Boris Johnson has announced the launch of a "GLA Land Assets Database" today, in a bid for greater amounts of public land to be released for development.
Scotland’s greatest estate to be broken up
Scotland's most expensive estate, the Spott Estate in East Lothian, is to be broken up after failing to find a buyer.
Super-sewer “stink pipe” threatens riverside developments
Thames Water's Development Consent application for the new £4bn, 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, submitted yesterday, runs to 50,000 pages.
Jones Lang LaSalle wins Manchester Skyline gig
Jones Lang LaSalle has bagged the instruction to sell Skyline Central 2, an award winning prime residential development by Wheatley Properties on the fringe of Manchester’s northern quarter.
Uberprime: Lethbridge House
In the first in a brand new series, we take a look inside the most expensive homes on the market.
Home win for Abramovich on Cheyne Walk
The Royal Borough has approved Roman Abramovich's £10m plans to renovate his £100m 17th century Chelsea home.
£1m facelift for Belgravia’s Grosvenor Gardens
Grosvenor Gardens in Belgravia is poised to undergo a £1m makeover by London-based developer Oakvest.