Main image: Kedleston Hall's Palladian Northern front (photo by Hans A. Rosbach, CC by S! 3.0)
Court of Appeal makes important ruling on how the ‘setting’ of a listed building should affect local planning decisions
Judges overturn a decision on Catesby's 400-home scheme next-door to the Grade I listed Kedleston Hall
Eric Parry’s rejected Dolphin Square revamp heads to appeal
Westbrook Partners is appealing Westminster's dismissal of its revamp proposal for Dolphin Square in Pimlico.
By PrimeResi
Landlord fined £80k for ‘gutting’ a listed manor house without planning permission
“It’s inconceivable that, knowing that this is a listed building, [the owner] would not have known this was a kind of work which would require planning permission or that that required proper oversight",…
By PrimeResi
There’s been an 82% surge in house-building on AONB sites in the last five years
"Reckless" mass housing developments are threatening England's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, says the Campaign to Protect Rural England
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Lai among senior hires as UK Sotheby’s bolsters PCL line-up
Brokerage's recruitment drive continues as top-end operators join from firms including YOUhome and Chestertons.
In Pictures: Soho House founder’s private Scottish island hits the market with £10mn eco-lodge plans
Inchconnachan has been listed for sale at £3mn as-is, or at £10mn for a turn-key luxury retreat delivered under the 'direction & vision' of hospitality maven Nick Jones.
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‘Absolutely brutal pricing’ now the only way to get activity, says top PCL agent
Winkworth flags 'major reset' as market adjusts to a new reality.
Knight Frank notches up £173mn of prime country sales in Q1
Correctly priced homes are still attracting competitive interest despite an uncertain backdrop, says agency.
Jo Eccles: Overconfidence is costing buyers in the core market
Eccord's MD runs through three key themes in the PCL market this month, including a disconnect between buyer expectations and reality - and why it's becoming harder to correctly interpret pricing.
By Jo Eccles
Interview: Knight Frank’s Peter Mayo on the changing role of auctions in the prime market
Agency's auctioneer and partner discusses outdated misconceptions, unusual lots and why more discretionary sellers are turning to the gavel.
Knightsbridge townhouse with Royal connections & Versailles-inspired interiors seeks £8.25mn
Selling agents say this former sculptors' studio 'has the potential to be one of the finest residences in Knightsbridge.'
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‘This is not the time to put on a brave face’: London property advisor urges financial candour from homeowners
Farnaz Fazaipour has some advice for HNW home-owners who 'bought into the hype cycles' of 2005, 2007 & 2014.
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Landlord exodus ‘overestimated’ says property portal as major rental reforms come into play
Yet data from both OnTheMarket and Savills confirm a clear rise in sales of former rental homes.
By PrimeResi
‘Luxury assets may be about to turn a corner’ – Knight Frank
The global luxury investment market appears to be stabilising after a 'volatile decade' for art, wine, jewels and the like.
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Coutts flags ‘deep value’ in PCL heartlands as discounts hit seven-year highs
King’s bank points clients towards historic neighbourhoods still trading more than 20% below peak, as performance continues to diverge across the prime postcodes.
£23.5mn price tag for SHH-designed Little Venice villa
In Pictures: Grade II listed specimen has been fully reworked and kitted out with a subterranean wellness complex.
Park Lord brings in ex-JLL & Foxtons duo
Sebastian Born and Alexi Earl join Joshua Marks' Mayfair-based brokerage.
MFS administrators flag scale of PCL disposals
Care would be required not to 'flood the market', say practitioners, citing 'significant real estate… in particularly valuable parts of central London'.