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Super-prime Campden Hill scheme in £200m financing deal
The former Holland Park School on Campden Hill has moved a big step closer to its super-prime resi transformation, now that a whopping £200m-worth of development finance has been stumped up for the project…
Alchemi wins another Leinster Square development
Alchemi has bagged the Development Manager gig for the conversion of The Umi Hotel on Leinster Square in Bayswater into 15-20 luxury resi units.
£50m “one-stop” equity vehicle launches for resi developers
A new "one-stop equity vehicle" with a £50m war chest has been launched for residential developers and investors.
Has Abramovich’s $75m Manhattan mega-deal hit the bricks?
Jagger was right; it looks like you can't always get what you want, even if you are a Russian oligarch with billions in the bank.
Flood insurance deal will cover domestic properties “regardless of whether leasehold or freehold” – ABI
The Association of British Insurers has rebutted yesterday's claims that proposals set out to provide affordable flood insurance will leave leasehold properties, council homes and the entire rented sector…
Price rises spread beyond the commuter zone
The much-touted "ripple effect" looks to be well and truly underway in the south of England, with Savills recording a 1.5% uplift in average prime regional values in the three months to December.
CIT bags Kensington Church Street consent
RBKC planners have given the thumbs-up to a Squire and Partners-designed redevelopment of Lancer Square on Kensington Church Street.
Candy and Wetherell go head to head over best address
Knightsbridge or Mayfair? They're both very expensive and very desirable. But which is better? Only one way to find out...
Going Dutch: Boston mansion price to drop $25k a week until sold
A seven-bed ocean-front mansion in Boston USA is being sold in a Dutch auction, dropping its asking price by £25,000 every week until sold, in an effort to drum up some interest.
London’s resi pipeline will only satisfy two-thirds of housing demand – CBRE
There are, according to CBRE, around 300,000 residential units in the capital’s planning pipeline.
Fire guts renovation project on Hyde Park Gardens Mews
A fire has reportedly destroyed a house on one of London's most sought-after mews, just weeks before the completion of an 18-month refurbishment.
Hyde Park Gardens Mews
RBKC approves pair of car park-to-resi schemes
Planners at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea have given development firm Grainger the green light for a couple of Assael-designed schemes with a combined value of £110m.