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The most valuable scheme to have ever sold in London had no services and a basic but elegant specification - but it offered space and scenery par excellence, says Alexander Lewis...
Alexander Lewis joined Knight Frank in September 2003 as a graduate on the training scheme and has a background in commercial and residential surveying. He is now a Partner active in agency, consultancy and valuation in Prime Central London with particular focus on Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.
Forget macro-economics – the key driver in the property market is much simpler…
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'It's impossible to say if we've hit the bottom of the market in Prime Central London,' says top-end property consultancy Sterling Private Office - but 'those buying now could see phenomenal returns'; t…
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