The Market
Grade I Somerset stonker goes for £10m
One of Somerset's most beautiful private homes, the 18th century Ven House in Milborne Port, has reportedly been snapped up by a Labour grandee for a cool £10m.
Biggest September asking price rise for 13 years – Rightmove
Asking prices across the country have risen by 0.9% in the last month to hit a brand new national record, says Rightmove, as supply shortened yet further
Abbey Days: Downton’s Dower House sells for £5.95m
Unlike the new series, it sounds like the sale of Lady Violet’s Downton Abbey digs has avoided a tedious and drawn out storyline.
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Anti-money laundering rule change ‘crucial’ for the London market
A Marylebone-based agency has called for a fundamental change in current anti-money laundering legislation, because the government and HMRC "don't understand" how the property market works in the capital.
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Infographic: Rugby Winners Vs Property Winners
Caps off to CBRE for prising a property angle out of the Rugby World Cup.
Mystery buyer bags Kensington Palace Gardens mega-mansion
The Crown Estate has reportedly offloaded 15a Kensington Palace Gardens on a 125-year lease
Q Developments debuts £10m SW London mansion
High-end housebuilder Q Developments has just launched a chunky new addition to the Coombe Hill Estate in south west London.
Sky Pool Scramble: Ballymore banking on another sellout at Embassy Gardens
Plans have been unveiled for the next release of apartments at Embassy Gardens (now better known as "that one with the Sky Pool"), three years after the first phase of the flagship Nine Elms scheme so…
The Beat Goes Off: Date set for Chelsea police station development bids
23,153 square foot mid-century corner building was deemed "surplus to operational requirements" at the back end of last year
£2m+ transactions drop as HNW buyers opt for cheaper deals
Demand for properties priced between £1m and £2m has soared by 60% over the last three months, says high-end boutique estate agency Rescorp, but sales volumes over the £2m mark have plummeted.
Wellcome Trust snaps up super-rare South Ken block (after 145 years of single ownership)
The Wellcome Trust has expanded its PCL estate with a peach of an acquisition in South Kensington
Australian government forces more sales in $1bn foreign investor crackdown
The Australian government's new crackdown on "illegal" overseas investors has already started snaring some pretty big fish.