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Choosing Wisely: How to invest in central London property
What makes for a solid investment in the capital?
Required Reading: What happens when co-owners can’t agree on a property’s future?
You may have heard the lease of the building housing Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair was up for grabs a few weeks back, but despite plenty of interest from some big property investors, various reports…
Prime Property of the Week: Mews Flash
Clabon Mews, Knightsbridge
£8.95m
An unusually wide freehold number just off Sloane Street has had our eye this week.
Manor from Heaven: Combining technology and heritage in Oxfordshire
Turning a Grade I listed English country house into a home fit for a tech-savvy IT entrepreneur was always going to be a demanding project.
Required Reading: What happens when an overseas property investment goes wrong?
Before even thinking about the right type of property, overseas investors should spend time finding the right advisors, says professional negligence specialist Elaine Bathers...
Prime Property of the Week: Industrial Revelation
Ravey Street, Shoreditch
£6m
All Singing, All Planting: Techno trends in luxury landscape design
So many features that we normally associate with the inside of a property are now finding their way outside.
Deconstructed: The Garden House, Hampstead
Squeezing a brand new detached house into the grounds of a Hampstead mansion block might seem unlikely, but Hamilton Court Developments and Claridge Architects have managed something quite special, creating…
Prime Property of the Week: Country Club Class
Pitch Hill, Cranleigh, Surrey
£6m
Perched 800 feet above sea level, this colonial-style corker lords it over one of the best vistas in the South of England.
Unjustified Euphoria: The reality of this post-election market
Gushing euphoria and breathless commentary by the prime property industry celebrating last week's Conservative victory was a touch overblown, if not foolish, says Charlie Ellingworth.
Block, Stock & Quarrel: What happens when tenants fall out?
It is not uncommon for apartment blocks to be owned by the tenants living there, but what happens when they fundamentally disagree on how the building is being run?
The Paris Market: Conditions improve for overseas buyers
The weakened Euro, abolition of some punitive taxes on non-resident owners and the continued fall in property prices have improved conditions for overseas buyers in the Paris property market, reports Laurent…