Location: London
Office Politics: Most of central London exempt from new permitted development rights
Areas in seventeen local authorities - including vast swathes of central London - have been exempted from new rights that make it easier to convert offices into resi, due to "exceptional economic circumstances".
Commuter Belters: The changing shape of a nation
As a batch of fast-tracked projects promise to expand the capital's "Magic Circle" into new territories, Tom Hudson takes stock of the current commuter conundrum...
Alchemi wins approval for SW1 resi conversion
Alchemi's plans to convert 55 Victoria Street from offices into 54 apartments (with a bit of retail on the ground floor) have been approved by Westminster Council, despite the designs being recommended…
Bridgebank bags £100m from Pamplona
Bridgebank Capital has bagged a new line of funding up to £100m from investment managers Pamplona Capital Management.
New Head of New Homes for Marsh & Parsons
Siobhan Staunton has joined Marsh & Parsons as Head of New Homes, based in Kensington.
Planning curve ball for Curzon Street scheme
It sounds as though an epic redevelopment of 56 Curzon Street in Mayfair, former home to Leeds-born chef Marco Pierre White's Mirabelle restaurant, may have fallen foul of Westminster planners.
Time is Money: Prime London property prices rising £27 every hour – LCP
Another firm has been at the Casios today, this time working out by how much prime property values have been swelling by the hour.
Currency Matters: Weak sterling to drive overseas investment into London until 2018 – Knight Frank
The relative weakness of sterling compared to other currencies will continue to drive overseas investment into UK property until at least 2018, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Futurewealth #4: The digital future of client relationships
In the final Futurewealth 2012/13 report, wealth gurus Scorpio Partnership explore how luxury brands master digital brand love, and how investment in digital comms can translate into commercial success…
Box-Fresh: Five year high for new home registrations
The number of new homes registered with the National House Building Council (the mammoth warranty and insurance provider) in the UK during Q1 reached a notably hefty 31,739 - the highest level for this…
Notes On The Evolution of Prime Property
When did prime become über-prime? Who better than Lonres founder William Carrington to walk us through 25 years of change at the top of the food chain...
Singapore: The strong fundamentals of a billionaire destination – Candy & Candy GPS Report (Part Five)
The fifth part of Candy & Candy's Global Prime Sector report looks at how Singapore has established itself as the international capital of Asia.