Miscellanea
The Times: Glitterati go on Hollywood land grab
'The search for solitude in an ever more intrusive age, coupled with panic after several home invasions, has led the rich and famous of Los Angeles to a new answer' writes Keiran Southern in this piece…
Savills plans biggest February auction since 2018
Highlights include an unmod house in Highgate and a rare apartment on Knightsbridge’s Rutland Gate
Ranked: Property’s biggest taxpayers
Lord Sugar leads the Duke of Westminster & Earl Cadogan in The Times' survey of Britain's 'most prominent contributors'
In Pictures: Five of the world’s most luxurious branded residential developments
More than one in three affluent international property buyers (39%) would be willing to pay a premium for a branded residence, according to a survey of around 900 Knight Frank clients - typically 25%…
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