Miscellanea
New LLC register ‘will completely transform UK property transactions’
The Land Registry has officially launched its new digital Local Land Charges Register today, which is fairly big news for homebuyers and their agents.
Green light for Leo Villareal & Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ ‘Illuminated River Project’
An ambitious plan to liven up London's bridges has been given the go-ahead this week.
A Chequers history: the country palace of British prime ministers
A Grade I listed country pile at the foot of the Chilterns has quietly hosted world leaders and momentous decisions since it was built in 1565...
In Pictures: LonRes Summer Party & Awards 2018
The who's who of London's prime property world gather in Belgravia for another sun-soaked annual bash
The City of Westminster was nearly called Maryminston
And RBKC could have been 'Chelsington'. Most of London's boroughs were named, it turns out, by civil servants in the Summer of 1963...
Anyone For Tennis? HNWs would rather play inside…
As the superstars of tennis prepare to serve up the action in SW19, Trevor Abrahmsohn explains how tastes have changed amongst his sportier clients
How a London firm is bridging the worlds of art & estate agency
PrimeResi tours the remarkable private collection belonging to the owners of Islington-based agency Currell, and finds out how great art is working wonders for the business...
Leave it to the professionals: Why it’s time to stop self-diagnosing property values
A seller dead-set on the self-diagnosis of his property's value gets Giles Barrett asking whether we should still be Googling our symptoms...
Urban ‘forests’ can store almost as much carbon as tropical rainforests
UCL's Dr Mathias Disney explores the importance of London's trees in improving air quality and the environment
Preview: Masterpiece London 2018
The world's biggest cross-collecting fair is rolling into Chelsea this week - here's what to look out for...
‘Alexa, get the headlines from PrimeResi’
PrimeResi can now be voice-activated: Just ask your Alexa-enabled device for the latest luxury property headlines
In Depth: Mapping London’s ‘luxified troglodytism’
Academics map and quantify London's 'elite' basement development projects