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Historic building heavyweights call for planning reform to enable sustainability
"Sustainability and heritage protection should go hand in hand" says the National Trust in a new report led by Grosvenor.
London’s skyscraper pipeline increased in 2020, despite the pandemic
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Special Feature: PrimeResi surveyed leading estate agents, buying agents, developers & advisors to gauge the luxury property sector's feelings & forecasts about this week's big fiscal event.
Social Circuit: Marcus Cooper Group & Valouran launch boutique St John’s Wood scheme
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Government confirms 100% ‘mansion tax’ premium for empty homes
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Savills brings in Aston Chase veteran Rosenblatt
Firm bolsters St John's Wood team with one of NW London's best-known operators.
Shackleton’s Kensington base lists at £20mn after owner’s ‘extraordinary journey’
Vendor navigated RBKC’s notoriously tough planning system to turn the explorer’s former family home into an art-filled ‘masterpiece’.
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry insiders respond to the Budget 2026
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Buyer lands rare Georgian mansion in Fulham
The former home of Jemima Khan didn't hang around on the market for long.
Agency reports ‘renewed momentum’ in Prime Central London’s £4mn+ market
High-value transactions are up 62% as the firm continues to make heavyweight hires and expand its new broker division.
Queensway graduates to London’s luxury apartment big league
Ranked: Analysis reveals the top streets, squares & districts for £5mn-plus flat sales, as new developments redraw the prime property map.
Super-prime St John’s Wood project goes for above guide
'Buyers will move decisively for exceptional homes in the best locations,' says agency after sealing £10.1mn deal.
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