Location: London
We’ve only made two price reductions all year – Crayson
As a full picture of Q3 starts to form across the capital, West London agency Crayson has been unleashing some attention-grabbing stats on its W14, W11, W10, W8 and W2 patch, reporting significant increases…
Great Portland gets nod for West End Post Office site development
Great Portland Estates has been given the thumbs up for its proposed £500m development of the former Post Office site at Rathbone Place, W1.
Cadogan signs up McAslan for Sloane Street masterplan
The Cadogan Estate has gone with John McAslan + Partners to carry out an initial feasibility study for "a new vision for Sloane Street".
Cruising for a Bruising: Is the top end of the market heading for a fall?
Activity levels across London's prime and super-prime residential markets are plummeting, says Trevor Abrahmsohn... Is the top-end on the brink?
Double role for Banda’s new recruit
Search-agent-slash-developer Banda has hired a new Development and Legal Manager to "fuse" the firm's legal/contract needs with its development activities.
Westminster wages war on mega-basements
Westminster is the latest London council to wage war on mega-basements, which can reach "the depths of a nuclear submarine", according to Deputy Leader Robert Davis.
Exemplar boss to head Westminster Property Association
Dan Van Gelder, the co-founder of Exemplar Properties, has been elected chairman of the Westminster Property Association.
Storage Hunters: McLaren eyeing up Vauxhall Bondway
McLaren Properties is looking to turn 69-71 Vauxhall Bondway, the Vauxhall Bondway Self-Storage site, into around 300,000 sq ft of high-end high-rise resi units.
Candy GPS #2: The world’s luxury enclaves
In the second part of Candy & Candy's GPS Report, Savills' Yolande Barnes and Paul Tostevin break down where the rich are buying what, focusing on luxury enclaves of "play" properties around the globe.
Cadogan Square 1991-2012: A Property Investment Case Study
Lonres has come up with a pretty stark illustration of prime property's performance as an investment asset over the last 20 years.
Orion on a Mission to light up City Road Basin
Orion Capital went to town for the launch of their Canaletto tower on the Regent's Canal/City Road last week, hiring luxury PR bigwigs Mission - in one of the agency's first property gigs - to throw a…
Housing Bubble ‘Hysteria’: Price rises ‘paltry’ compared to pre-crash
"The chances of seeing another housing-market bubble are extremely slim," according to the latest EY (used to be Ernst & Young) ITEM Club report.