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The results of the Lonres Spring Agents Survey are in, and they're probably best described as "mixed". There's lots to digest as usual, so let's get amongst it.
Market Snapshot: Sales and lettings performance in ‘London’s most desirable neighbourhood’
Most Londoners would choose to live in Hampstead if money were no object, according to new poll, but what's the reality of buying or renting in this much-loved urban village?
SE London market unaffected by summer slowdown – JLL
JLL's South East operation is apparently rattling through six sales a week at the moment, which is pretty good going for the height of summer.
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Brokerage pulls off £48mn Belgravia hat-trick
Big-brand agency defies tough market conditions to complete three super-prime deals in as many weeks, as younger international wealth turns its attention to one of PCL’s traditional strongholds.
Luxury London developer falls into administration
Begbies Traynor appointed to boutique firm behind a number of top-end resi projects across the capital.
£500mn RBKC scheme ‘back on track’ after Ardmore collapse
Construction restarts on 462-home project under new main contractor as developer reports nearly £40mn of early off-plan sales.
Knight Frank bolsters London-based Turkish team
Two new recruits join as agency reports ‘significant’ flow of capital from Turkey into the new homes market.
Regent’s Park trophy home hits the market at £15mn
Grade I listed residence comes with views over the park and its famous boating lake - and towards one of the most expensive properties ever sold in the UK.
Deal sealed on £15mn Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead villa
The near-8,000 sq ft LA-style residence, described as the ‘epitome of minimalist cool’, went to a European family relocating to London.
Zara billionaire picks up Marylebone rental block for £150mn
Amancio Ortega's Pontegadea has made a notable play in London's built-to-rent arena.
Super-prime fit-out specialist eyes £100mn turnover amid resi push
130-year-old firm behind interiors at The Peninsula and The Londoner expands residential offering with three of London’s most anticipated luxury schemes in the works.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has landed, heralding some significant changes to England's planning regime. Here's what prime resi professionals need to know...
In Pictures: 19th-century Notting Hill dairy reborn as boutique resi scheme
Echlin delivers a 'deliberately restrained' take on warehouse living at Black Treacle’s new eight-unit development near Queensway.
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