Location: London
Not in my back (vine)yard: Goodbye Saint Tropez
Who needs Saint Tropez when you've got Frome, asks our resident Doer Upper Alan Page as the French authorities force him to take on his first English Country project...
Foiled by French Nimbyism;
Transaction levels getting back to normal as London prices hit double the UK average
The average London house price is now double the UK average for the first time, says Cushman & Wakefield. Salaries in the capital, meanwhile, are 30% more than the UK average.
The myth of the cash-poor asset-rich
One of the core anti-Mansion Tax arguments - that property price inflation means that many owners of £2m+ "mansions" aren't that wealthy in a cash-to-splash way - has been belittled by some ONS stats.
New Wiltshire office for Winkworth
Estate agency Winkworth has bolstered its country office count with a new branch in Ramsbury.
Decorex 100 Top Interiors Tweeters
Interior design show Decorex - which moves to Syon Park this year - has been rounding up the design trendsters on social media to come up with a list, the #Decorex100, of "the top 100 interior design…
Are we finally seeing the return of the big spenders?
Super-prime buyers are coming out of the woodwork at last, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Resi developers shell out as Met Police offloads ‘under-used’ buildings
By selling off 32 sites across Greater London last year - including a number of police stations - the Met Police has been praised for generating a handy £125m to reinvest back into frontline policing.
One Nine Elms team announced
The team sheet for Dalian Wanda's epic £400m One Nine Elms scheme has just been revealed.
Three new recruits for The London Companies
The acquisition and property management elements of James Caan's burgeoning HBRE empire - The London Search Company and The London Management Company - have added three new employees to their ranks.
Prime Property of the Week: Perfect Orme
Orme Square
£17m
IT Proud: Knight Frank tops ‘digital intelligence’ rankings
Marketing outfit Living Group has made a name for itself recently by taking a look at various key sectors and ranking the top players in terms of online branding, digital content and social media performance.
Strong growth but ‘momentum may be slowing’ for prime country houses
The prime country house market has posted its strongest rate of annual growth for four years, says Knight Frank, although the £5m+ segment dropped by 2.3% between April and June.