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‘Britain’s most expensive one-bed’ asks £9.9m
Thought to be Britain's most expensive one-bed flat, this 1571 square foot apartment has just hit the market in One Hyde Park for £9.9m.
Walpole anoints 12 luxury ‘brands of tomorrow’
Luxury brand consortium Walpole has, with a little help from law bods Mishcon de Reya, identified a dozen up-and-coming luxury businesses for its 2015 Brands of Tomorrow programme.
‘The days of the iceberg houses are over’ but RBKC basement ban ‘will actually encourage’ excavation applications
A Chelsea builder has reported a spike in subterranean-related enquiries on the back of the Royal Borough's anti-basement policy stance.
Local Mansions? What price is a top 2.5% home around the country?
Lord Mandelson has come out swinging against Labour's proposed mansion tax on homes worth over £2m, arguing that it's "crude" and throwing his dark powers behind the idea of overhauling council tax as…
Belgravia agency to stirrup interest the old fashioned way
Some estate agencies sponsor taxis, others go for flower stands, but we haven't seen anyone branding up horse drawn carriages before.
Action Stations: Crossrail’s ‘biggest winners’ revealed
After analysing every single station along the route, JLL has worked out that Whitechapel in East London will reap the most significant resi rewards from the arrival of Crossrail.
Pricey Comparison: The world’s most unaffordable property markets
Hong Kong is the world's least affordable place to buy a home - with median house prices coming in at 17 times the median income - while the UK's overall multiple is a - relatively - benign 4.7.
New operator to ‘take the Planning Portal to the next level’
Land referencing firm TerraQuest has been appointed as the preferred bidder to take over the running of the Planning Portal, with plans to "take the Portal to the next level".
Broker Homes: More developers turning to brokers to source finance
88% of development finance brokers are reporting that developers have approached them in the last 12 months because they had been refused funding from the lender with which they would usually work, says…
Former D&G boss to lead Lomond Capital’s charge south
Ivor Dickinson joins Northern property investment firm with Southern ambitions
Hong Kong: Where property prices are as high as the buildings
Who'd pay Knightsbridge prices for Elephant & Castle living? That's exactly what buyers in Hong Kong are doing, says an incredulous Alan Page from over yonder.
Unlawful renovations land Hampstead homeowner with massive fine
The owner of a £4m house in Hampstead Garden Suburb has been hit with one of the biggest fines ever handed out for unlawful renovations to a listed building.