Location: London
Landed Families: The Actons of Aldenham (Part II)
In the second part of this fascinating series, Nicholas Kingsley explores the family's magnificent seat, Acton Round Hall, and finds out how to catapult a piano with the wonderfully eccentric new owner...
London property market boosts profits for Grosvenor
Grosvenor, the privately-owned international property group, has released a sturdy set of results this morning, with increased revenue profits in 2012 up by 8.2% to £87.4m.
Looking for the next Rightmove: PrimeResi meets Faisal Butt, property’s venture capitalist with the Caan-do attitude
A man on a mission to change the property industry
Penyards unveils brand new marketing team
Country estate agency Penyards is making a splash with a new in-house marketing team
Graffiti, Hampstead stylee
The latest graffiti tag to mark Hampstead's Millfield Lane - arguably the last country lane in London - is not likely to be confused with a Banksy
Common Ground: Creative communal gardens can bring us all together
Residents should take ownership, advice and - most importantly - pride if they want to create a communal garden that really binds their community together, says PrimeResi's landscape design guru Barry …
Olympic transport chief joins Grosvenor
Sue Kershaw has joined Grosvenor as Director of Programme Management from the Olympic Delivery Authority, where she was Deputy Director for Transport
RBKC plans new conservation area
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea could see its newest conservation area created south of the Kings Road, if plans are approved later this year
Big Picture: Miami, Lagos & Hong Kong lead world property price growth
Miami, Lagos and Hong Kong were the star performers of 2012, according to the Lonres International House Price Growth Comparison, each seeing values soar by over 25%
Braemar portfolio breaks £1bn
Property manager Braemar Estates has officially attained behemothic status, announcing today that its assets under administration have now reached £1 billion.
Smart Casual: Strutt & Parker Open House Day brings in £50m worth of offers
Saturday's perfect viewing conditions tempted buyers out from under their duvets in their droves, according to Strutt & Parker, and it sounds like they brought their chequebooks with them
Landed Families: The Actons of Aldenham
In the first in a new series, Nicholas Kingsley, Head of Archives Sector Development at The National Archives, shares with PrimeResi his extraordinary research into the great landowning families of the…