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No post-election price bounce for prime central London
“The notion of a sudden return to double-digit annual growth or any sense of ‘business as usual’ is unfounded,” says Knight Frank's Tom Bill as the firm records the lowest annual growth in PCL prices …
Barbican Summer: Developer revamps Grade II listed Brutalist landmark
The covers have come off a new scheme to redevelop a famous Brutalist landmark in the City.
Redrow debuts ‘ultra-prime’ £100m Connaught Place scheme with £20m duplex
Housebuilder delivers boutique redevelopment of two Grade II listed townhouses on the north side of Hyde Park
Choosing Wisely: How to invest in central London property
What makes for a solid investment in the capital? Select the best location you can afford and factor in ease of resale, potential for improvement, tenant profile and capital growth, advises buying agent Sara R…
Single day auction record smashed as £90m goes under the hammer
Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m.
Henley tees up £53m hostel-to-resi project in South Ken
Private equity outfit Henley Investments is about to embark on a 23,000 foot resi scheme, after acquiring three adjacent period buildings near High Street Kensington.
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Latest Land Registry data shows extent of transaction tumble
The April stats from the Land Registry have shown a monthly uptick of 0.9% in average house prices across England & Wales, with annual price movement now standing at +5.1%. T
Haute Couture: Centre Point gets a monochrome makeover
The developer behind the transformation of Centre Point has upped the ante in construction chic, eschewing the traditional tarp n’ ads for a 117 metre wrap by fashion designers Eley Kishimoto.
New head for Fine & Country Oxford
Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.
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Berkeley launches The Wimbledon Collection
Just in time for Wimbledon's annual fortnight in the spotlight, Berkeley has debuted a range of top-end units in the chichi south west London enclave.
New-build sales rise in London as overseas buyers maintain interest
Buyer demand for new homes in London remained robust during the choppy waters of Q1, according to some new stats on the boxfresh market from Molior and Chestertons.
Resi success for Helical Bar as buyers snap up £87m worth of Barts Square flats
Helical Bar has reported selling 64 out of the 92 units released so far at Barts Square, the biggest resi development in the City of London since The Barbican.
The firm's £500m transformation of the 3.2 a