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Prime Property of the Week: Super Hans
Hans Place, Knightsbridge
£13m
Named after the inventor of hot chocolate (and the British Museum), Hans Sloane, this splendid garden square is right in the Knightsbridge mixer. No compromises here;
Selling a £30m mansion? There’s an app for that…
A developer has come up with an interesting marketing idea to help shift a 'world-class' country estate on the Isle of Man.
London Vs New York City Vs Hong Kong: The costs of buying a prime property
Buying Agency Middleton Advisors has worked out that the cost of buying a £1.5m ish property in London has risen by 1% over the last five years, from 4.8% of the purchase price in 2009 to 5.8% in 2014.
Zoopla IPO prospectus flags Agents’ Mutual threat
Zoopla's float prospectus has been published, and it flags up the real threat that the launch of Agents' Mutual "could materially adversely impact the Group’s business".
Whack up taxes on London’s empty homes by 1000% – BoJo
BoJo has called for London councils to 'whack up' taxes on empty homes by a whopping 1000% in a bid to address the capital's housing shortage.
Ballymore hires Spanish artist for Embassy Gardens design
Ballymore has commissioned Spanish artist Luis Bustamante to jazz up its landmark Embassy Gardens scheme on the South Bank.
Brussels Spouting: What a Cheek!
Our European counterparts are burdened with a particularly caustic mix of liabilities, and yet they still have the temerity to talk about our so called ‘overheated’ property market - what a cheek,…
Is it over for the ‘Safe Haven’ effect in Europe’s luxury markets?
“The critical question is whether prevailing wealth flows will alter now that the worst of the Eurozone crisis is over,” says Knight Frank's Head of International Resi Research Kate Everett-Allen,…
Reversal of fortunes for PCL rental market as values rise again
Rents in prime central London rose for the third month in a row in May, according to Knight Frank, reducing the annual decline to just 1.4%.
Values were up by 0.
Lift off for Hereford Square restoration project
Developer de Candole Residential has commenced works on what's being billed as 'one of the most important restoration projects in London'.
Viñoly’s Marble Arch Towers get the green light
Almacantar's 410,000 sq ft plans to replace the 24 storey Marble Arch Tower with two Rafael Viñoly-designed buildings were given the go-ahead by Planners last night.
Chestertons’ new look goes live
Six weeks after Chestertons' brand new look was revealed, the company has launched its solo (sans-Humberts) website. And it looks rather good.