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Boris Johnson has revealed a plan to turn London's Royal Docks into the UK's largest "floating village," one and a half times the size of Green Park.

Labour's motion for a Mansion Tax on properties worth over £2m has been defeated by 304 votes to 241 in the House of Commons, after the Liberal Democrats sided with the Conservatives.

One of South West London's most important buildings - the Grade I-listed King's Observatory in Richmond's Old Deer Park - looks destined to become a seven-bedroom, 18,500 square foot luxury home if planners…

Including why London is better than France, plans for Venice-on-Thames, and the revelation that BoJo is not running for Pope.

Deloitte Real Estate is launching a new app for property investors, developers and owners, which features an interactive map outlining development activity across the capital.

A company controlled by the entrepreneur Marcus Cooper has reportedly bought one of London's most expensive terraced houses - a Grade I listed mansion on Cornwall Terrace overlooking Regent's Park with…

Great Portland Estates has bought 1-9 Orchard Court, which makes up the entire Eastern block of Portman Square, W1, from Rosanna Holdings Limited, for £37m (£775 psf).

Vince Cable and senior Lib Dem figures have been flirting with the idea of voting with Labour on mansion tax tomorrow, but only if it's a "real commitment".

A judge has overturned a planning decision to allow four 125-metre wind turbines within a mile of the National Trust's 17th century Grade I listed Lyveden New Bield site in Northhamptonshire, concluding…

BLME, the largest Islamic bank in Europe, has completed on a £12m, two year loan facility to Curzon Asset Management for the development of nine luxury apartments in Kensington.

A whole bunch of lettings industry organisations have been cheering the Lords decision to to introduce a modicum of regulation to the lettings business.

Prices in Scotland's prime market (classed as anything over £400,000) have fallen 20% from peak, according to the latest figures from Savills.