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Weakness in PCL demand ‘to continue until at least September’
Six weeks on from the election and the capital's supply and demand levels remain way off-kilter, according to these reports from buying agents on the prime front line...
Slowly Slowly Catchee Monkey: Abrahmsohn on the post-election market
It'll take a number of months for buying activity to reach the level that sellers assume is already the case, says Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn...
INTERVIEW: David Linley on Battersea, Claridge’s and taking British style to Moscow
Leader of the eponymous LINLEY empire and Chairman of top auction house Christie's
Prime Property of the Week: The Westminster Revival
Mulberry House, Smith Square
£25m
Caricature Homes: Why are some developers creating show homes for stereotypes?
Some developers are creating show homes for extreme stereotypes, not people, rages Alan Page as he moots a few suggestions to help the unimaginative designer.
Relativity from the Real World: On leasehold vs freehold valuations
With the Upper Tribunal due to hear conjoined cases on relativity at the end of November, James Wyatt investigates important research into the relationship between freehold and leasehold values, which…
Prime Property of the Week: Pump Up The Volume
Great Portland Street, London
£11m
Combining soaring raw space and a righteous location, this is surely one of the most exciting renovation projects to come up in prime central London this year.
A Note of Caution on post-election prime central London
Interest in luxury homes may have blossomed in the days after 8th May, but it will take time before the uptick translates into meaningful transaction levels, warns Richard Barber of W.A.Ellis.
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.