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Spink to spank up £140m Carlton Gardens mansion
Ultra-prime developer plans to convert No. 3 into a single residence
Soho’s gentrification leads London’s super-prime pack
Luxury property developments in Soho have seen the biggest per square foot price gains over the last year compared to other areas in PCL, rising by over 14%, whilst prices in Knightsbridge have risen by…
New Marylebone office for Savills
News of another important branch opening now, with Savills confirming a permanent foray into well-heeled Marylebone.
PCL house prices to rise by 6% (not 0%) this year – Knight Frank
Barely a week after Savills tore up its start-of-the-year predictions, adding 6.
Demand for London’s super-prime “unwavering”
Despite being lumbered with astronomical SDLT and ATED bills, one agency reckons buyers at the top end haven't been beaten into submission just yet.
Trade in Chelsea: Young domestic buyers prop up SW3/10 as developers move out
Q2 was pretty good for Strutt & Parker’s Chelsea office, and there are a few nuggets of interest in the stats for property market watchers...
Land Registry records 45% increase in £1m+ sales
As usual, there's a few interesting morsels in amongst all the Land Registry data released today.
West Side Story: Bayswater, Westbourne & Kensington prices go wild
If you've been on the streets of prime west London recently, you'll know the market is sizzling, with Bayswater, Notting Hill, Westbourne Grove, Holland Park, Ladbroke Grove and Kensington all hotter…
“Good Parents” now make up 29% of buy-to-let market
A new report by the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has flagged up a wave of "Learner Landlords", who have entered the UK buy-to-let market on the back of recent tough economic times.
Last chance on Cornwall Terrace
After what you could safely call a pretty successful sales push, only one of Oakmayne's ten Cornwall Terrace uber-projects remains on the market.
Where is Kensington’s One Hyde Park?
The lack of decent schemes in W8 has not gone unnoticed by the capital's army of canny developers. Camilla Dell investigates the new crop of prime projects vying to tempt the Knightsbridge crowd...
Average values in prime central London hit £2m
One agency reckons the average price of a property in prime central London has just nudged over the £2m mark.