Location: London
Kensington Focus (and why breaking records still takes time)
Despite limited supply and consistent demand, top values can’t be achieved overnight, says Bella Tellwright of Crayson...
W8 is one of the most expensive and sought-after postcodes in London. W
Anti-MIPIM, Boris and property investors demo planned
Anti-property-investor-campaigners are organising a rally at City Hall today to vent about how expensive London property is
Something in the Air: Shropshire heritage triumphs over the turbine
Double celebrations for William Cash as he celebrates both his recent nuptials and a big win for localism and the Shropshire landscape
Never Knowingly Undersell: John Lewis development site to go for £150m?
The John Lewis Partnership is reportedly gearing up to offload a massive prime resi development site in Chelsea.
Chelsea, Knightsbridge & Kensington transaction levels up 49%
It sounds like February was a pretty lively one in the PCL sales market; W.A
Steady growth for PCL as the £10m+ market slows
February was the 40th consecutive month of price rises for prime central London property, according to Knight Frank, but prices at the top of the top-end seem to be easing up as a general sense of (relative)…
What Ozymandias can tell us about the London property market
Beware the hubris of market interference, says Jeremy McGivern as he turns to Shelley's King of Kings for insight into London's inflating property prices: equality is not - and never has been - an option…
Asian cities dominate global prime property price growth
Booming Asian hubs have dominated Knight Frank's annual review of luxury property markets around the world, but some of the cities most affected by the 2008 downturn have been hitting the road to recovery,…
How many prime square metres will US$1m buy you around the world?
Monaco, where US$1m buys you a paltry 15 square metres
City
$1m buys X sq m
Monaco
15.0
Hong Kong
20.6
London
25.2
Singapore
32.6
Geneva
34.7
New York
40
Knight Frank expands in Belgravia
If yesterday belonged to JLL, it's all about Knight Frank today.
The firm's Belgravia sales team has opened the doors to some shiny new offices on the corner of Chester Square and Lower Belgrave Street
How Boris bikes have turned resi backwaters into rental hubs
Boris Bikes have opened up chunks of London's rental hinterlands - Sand's End, Haggerston and the like - to more discerning tenants, and that's caused some spiky returns for landlords in the right areas,…
Boris opens door to new top council tax band
Mayor Boris Johnson: "If you compared with a Russian oligarch is paying on his stuccoed schloss in Kensington in annual council tax compared to what such a gentleman might be asked to pay in Paris or New…