Miscellanea
Westminster’s voter-free developments
Some of prime central London's higher-end residential blocks have no registered voters living in them at all, trumpet Westminster's Labour councillors
Store Credit: The rise of luxury shop-top living in London
Living above commercial units can command a price premium, claims Mayfair estate agent Wetherell, as long as the brand downstairs is right.
Think tank calls for the abolition of the Green Belt
Right-leaning think tank the Adam Smith Institute thinks that ditching Green Belt protection for land with half-a-mile of train stations could deliver enough new homes for the next decade, and that "complete…
‘Non-doms’ blamed for closure of Knightsbridge institution
Adding more fuel to the "lights-out London" debate, the owner of Knightsbridge restaurant Racine, which closed down last week, has laid the blame squarely on "non-doms" after reporting an exodus of lo…
Rising seas to wipe out 7000 UK properties by 2115
Rising seas could obliterate 7,000 properties around Britain over the next hundred years, according to some sobering new research by the Environment Agency.
2014 in Review: Notable residential deals and instructions
From rumours to record-breakers, 2014 had it all. Here's our digest of the trophy homes, transactions, tip-offs and thumbs up that made the news this year.
The Space Race: Putting a price on PCL’s parking premium
A private parking space has always commanded a significant premium in London, but well-positioned areas and private garages have never been more sought after, especially if they cater for more than on…
Locals launch pre-emptive block on Primrose Hill pub-to-resi conversion
Primrose Hill drinkers, spooked after the pub landlord applied to build a house in the beer garden, have launched a pre-emptive strike to stop The Albert being converted to residential use
We are an island nation: A kitchen island nation
Bravery means something rather different in today's Kensington, says Doer Upper Alan Page as he dwells on what his grandfather would make of it.
‘Cream comes off the cake’ as prime outer London prices fall
After 40 months of on-the-trot growth, prices in prime outer London have finally seen a fall, dropping by 0.2% in October according to the latest from Knight Frank
FORECAST: +4% for UK house prices next year; +1.5% for PCL – JLL
JLL has predicted that UK house prices will rise by 4% next year, and is expecting Greater London to significantly outperform PCL.
Growth in prime central London will stand at 1.
‘Wild talk’ of Foxtons founder looking to buy agency back
The Telegraph has speculated that Foxtons' founder Jon Hunt might be considering buying the agency back, seven years after he sold it at the top of the market in 2007.