The Market
Planning nod for mass roof extension scheme in Ladbroke Grove
Eighteen residents of Ruston Mews in W11 have been given the go-ahead to carry out a joint roof extension after winning an appeal.
The Quiet After the Storm: A ‘noticeable softening in near term sales expectations’ – RICS
There's been a "noticeable softening in near term sales expectations", says the RICS, as the new second homes SDLT surcharge puts paid to the Winter's buy-to-let rush, and uncertainty driven by the EU…
£1M Per Year: Entire floor up for rent in super-prime Holland Green scheme
A whole floor in Chelsfield's nigh-sold-out Holland Green scheme has come up for rent at a combined asking of over £1m per year.
Amazon debuts £170m Park Crescent scheme
Three of the five first-phase apartments snapped up pre-launch
Mount Anvil and Farrells complete ‘landmark’ Tech City project
Farrells and Mount Anvil have put the finishing touches to their major new Silicon Roundabout scheme, The Eagle.
How the prime markets beyond London have been performing
The price gap between London and the prime regions has begun to narrow, albeit very slowly, says Savills' Lucian Cook...
Why the Panama Papers offer nothing new about London
The Panama Papers 'reveal' that lots of high-powered individuals choose to buy homes in London - where's the surprise, asks Trevor Abrahmsohn...
The Ambassadors' Globe by Holbein (1533)
Monster six-acre Wentworth estate up for £27.5m
Opened back in 1926, the three Championship courses at Wentworth have occupied a place in the pantheon of golf ever since.
London’s rental market ‘pauses for breath’ as luxury demand dips
The pace of rental value escalation in the capital is easing, says Benham & Reeves, as the 'frenzied' market seen in 2015's first half is replaced by a more sedate period of conservative growth.
Londoners bought 43% of all £2m+ prime regional houses in Q1 as the town-country value gap closes
"There is now clear evidence that the record value gap between the prime London housing markets and the rest of the UK has begun to close", says Savills, as every region outperformed the capital in the…
Risky Business: How to insure a high-value property
Insuring unusual properties or against out of the ordinary risks can be real challenge - so much so that many high-end home buyers simply don't bother - but Amanda O’Keeffe and Craig McGowan explain…
Property funds ‘bucking PCL trend’
London Central Portfolio has published advance information from its property fund accounts, claiming the firm's second effort has been "one of the best performing global investments over the last…