Format: Views
Private Tales: How my faith was restored in traditional estate agents
Bojana Stozinic has worked at two very different firms recently.
Scheme Players: How to form a successful joint venture
It seems as though most major property development projects now involve some form of joint venture.
Wishing Wellness: The rise of the ensuite luxury spa
The design bar is being raised in private spas and "wellness areas" says Lawson Robb's Alix Lawson, as plunge pools and steam rooms are lifted out of the basement and into the light.
What’s hot for 2015: Maida Vale for investors; Marylebone for owner-occupiers
London-based buying agency Black Brick is tipping Maida Vale as the investment hotspot to watch next year, although Marylebone should remain the go-to option for discerning owner-occupiers...
Prime Property of the Week: The Ultimate One-Bed?
One Hyde Park, Knightsbridge
£5.6m
Shabby-to-Chic: The Doer Upper’s Kensington project, done up
It may have come in over budget and behind schedule, but it's "not to shabby, even if I do say so myself," says Alan Page with pride from his doer upper project in Kensington as the sales agents get to work.
SDLT reform ‘overdue’ but will buyers at the top end ‘eventually take it on the chin’ or is it a ‘disaster for prime property sales’?
Property industry insiders weigh-in on George Osborne's overhaul of the property tax regime...
Required Reading: On breach of trust claims against solicitors and licensed conveyancers
Danielle Best explains the recent case of AIB Group (UK) PLC v Mark Redler & Co. Solicitors, the result of which will be of some comfort to solicitors, conveyancers and their insurers...
INTERVIEW: Santhosh Gowda of Strawberry Star on successful prime property investment
In less than five years, Strawberry Star has quietly accumulated over 700 luxury apartments across London, investing more than £500m in the process.
Prime Property of the Week: Shipshape in Suffolk
Holm House, Drinkstone, Suffolk
£2.5m
It may look like a Georgian rectory - it may even feel like a Georgian rectory - but there are, in fact, iPhones older than this house.
That's right.
Emerging Prime: On the future of high-end real estate in emerging markets
An ambitious project by international property portal Lamudi has produced a research paper on the future of real estate in the world's emerging markets.
‘The risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed’
A bullish stance on next year's property market from independent sales/acquisition agency Brooks Marshall, which argues that "the risks associated with the election and a proposed mansion tax are overplayed".