Miscellanea
US warns ‘Londongrad’ money could undermine Russia sanctions over Ukraine
“The fear is that Russian money is so entrenched in London now that the opportunity to use it as leverage against Putin could be lost,” a Washington source told The Times.
Sales hit halfway mark at Candy’s Holland Park scheme
Agents tucked away nearly £40m worth of apartments at 80 Holland Park in December alone
MARK teams up with SevenCapital to build RBKC’s tallest tower
Birmingham-based SevenCapital has made its second big play in London in seven months, taking over from Londonewcastle as MARK's JV partner at 100 West Cromwell Road - with plans to build the tallest tower…
‘Transforming estate agency as we know it’: Knight Frank’s head of resi lifts lid on technology ambitions
Anyone who has not pushed the digital modernisation of their business to the forefront should be readying themselves for a shock in the near future, writes Tim Hyatt...
‘A work of art you can live in’: Buyer sought for Design Haus Liberty‘s Lake Maggiore villa
In Pictures: Celebrated project by Dara Huang’s London-based studio has become available for the first time
The Times: Mice! Cracks! Life with the super-rich neighbours who can’t stop digging
Long-drawn-out super-prime development projects are causing 'chaos' for residents in leafy Notting Hill, reports Helen Kirwan-Taylor in this piece for the Times...
RBKC looks to green-light solar panels on historic homes
Simplifying planning permission will make going greener appealing to many more homeowners, says council.
New apartments unveiled at Battersea Power Station as £9bn scheme gears up for ‘momentous year’
IN PICTURES: Michaelis Boyd designs 119 new units in the Grade II* listed landmark, the centrepiece of London’s biggest regen scheme
Winkworth takes a butchers at London’s ‘super suburbs’
"Someone told me recently that it was worth buying steak from the local butcher than the supermarket and paying a bit more," says estate agency chief Dominic Agace, "as it was directly supporting his house…
London wins bid to host 2023 Ecocity World Summit
First held in 1990, the biennial Ecocity World Summit brings the world's urban stakeholders together to discuss what can be done "to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems".
Buying Agent Survey: Competition hots up as the sector evolves
Demand for acquisition services is rising, reports LonRes - and so is the competition between firms…
Buyers circle super-prime receivership sale in Surrey
Trio of mansions near Guildford are being sold on the instructions of receivers for a combined £23.5m