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Sir Cameron Mackintosh lists Regent’s Park ‘gem’ for £8m
Theatre impresario looks to sell his long-term London residence - one of John Nash’s final, and most influential creations....
26% of global UHNWIs are planning to buy a new home in 2021
"The pandemic is supercharging demand for locations that offer a surfeit of wellness," says Knight Frank in its new Wealth Report "– think mountains, lakes and coastal hotspots."
Global UHNWI population set to grow by 27% over the next five years
The total number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals on the planet increased by 2.4% in 2020, according to Knight Frank. That's just a third of the growth rate seen in 2019.
Sims Hilditch recruits former 1508 London creative director
Louise Wicksteed has joined Emma Sims-Hilditch's studio as design director.
Auction buyers unswayed by remote shift
Allsop's first resi sale of 2021 raised more money than a ballroom event put on at the same point last year.
Off-plan sales numbers slip
The share of new homes being sold off-plan has fallen from a peak of 39% in 2016 (c.69,000 units) to 33% in 2020 (c.49,000 units), according to a new index from Hamptons.
Chinese heiress rents high-profile Mayfair mansion for £1.55m a year
Billionaire’s daughter lays down record £3.1m deposit and signs up to pay £130k a month after seeing K10 Group’s Culross House appearance on a reality television show.
Fairway tees up another PCL acquisition drive
PCL-focused resi fund has so far bought ten properties in Belgravia and Knightsbridge with a combined value of £70m, and is now looking to deploy another £50m.
Grosvenor sells prime Mayfair block with penthouse planning
City-based asset management firm London & Oxford has acquired a prime resi block in Mayfair from Grosvenor, paying c.£11.5m for the freehold interest.
RBKC gets tough on owners of empty homes
Council to trial the use of Empty Dwellings Management Orders and forceable sales in ‘severe circumstances’.
Off-market activity ‘has been continuing at a cracking pace’ in Scotland
"While a superficial look at the current market might suggest an ongoing lack of supply, activity under the radar has been continuing at a cracking pace," writes Jennifer Campbell of Scottish property…
Sales volumes could soar by 50% this year, predicts Mayfair agency
Wetherell expects competition to heat up as the international market returns.