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Landlord fined £80k for ‘gutting’ a listed manor house without planning permission
“It’s inconceivable that, knowing that this is a listed building, [the owner] would not have known this was a kind of work which would require planning permission or that that required proper oversight", said Horsham's District Judge
‘Unscrupulous’ Westminster landlord hit with record £500k planning fine
Southwark Crown Court hands down the biggest ever penalty for a planning offence in Westminster after enforcement officers discover eight flats crammed into a three-bed house in Maida Vale
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Court of Appeal makes important ruling on how the ‘setting’ of a listed building should affect local planning decisions
Judges overturn a decision on Catesby's 400-home scheme next-door to the Grade I listed Kedleston Hall
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Savills builds heritage planning team with three new recruits & a new chief
Jason Clemons joins to lead the expanded team, which includes a new super-prime London specialist
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Reuben Brothers completes first resi phase of £1bn Piccadilly Estate
The AHMM-designed One Carrington has delivered 28 new luxury homes as part of a huge transformation underway in London's most exclusive neighbourhood.
Green light for £1.3bn West London brewery regen scheme
Squire & Partners-designed riverside development approved after a decade-long planning battle.
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In Pictures: Turnkey trophy home in Regent’s Park lists at £34.75mn
Expertly renovated Grade I Nash mansion was formerly owned by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
How top-end brokers are ‘quietly redrawing the contours of best practice in British estate agency’
A recent survey of prime property agents reveals a bullish view of business prospects, with positive takes on technology, leadership & more.
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Russell Simpson expands Kensington & Notting Hill sales team
Long-established boutique firm brings in former Dexters agent.
Tom Bill: ‘Wexit’ weighs on demand in Prime London markets
Average prices in PCL fell 1.6% in the year to April amid ongoing uncertainty around tax changes, reports Knight Frank's head of UK resi research.
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Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 18, 2025
Supply builds as few sales agreed over the Easter holidays.
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Bloomberg: London Gets a Taste of New York’s Cut-Throat Real Estate Culture
Bloomberg explores a 'talent war' in prime London, between venerable big-brand estate agencies & the new breed of American-style luxury property brokers.
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Agency seals record-breaking deal in ‘London’s first luxury apartment block’
'Spectacular' £10.75mn duplex at Albert Hall Mansions was sold to an overseas buyer.
PCL property & wealth management consultancy bolsters team
Mayfair-based Lanesborough Advisory installs Henry Browne as Partner and Co-Owner.
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