Location: London
Advance to Mayfair: British buyers roll the dice on Prime Central London once again
            For the first time in years, PCL feels less like a vault for absentee investors and more like an affordable, functioning housing market, writes buying agent Ollie Marshall.         
    Final apartments served up at luxury boutique scheme in St John’s Wood
            Trio of homes unveiled at developer-restaurateur's ‘labour-of-love’ on Hamilton Terrace following strong off-market run.         
    Chestertons recruits lettings boss from Stirling Ackroyd
            Nikki Smyth has joined the 30-branch agency as North & East London Regional Director.         
    UK’s ‘flawed’ housing system costing economy over £1.5bn a year – Santander
            Bank calls for major reform of 'antiquated' homebuying process as new research reveals over half a million transactions fail annually.         
    New-builds accounting for less than 1% of London home sales in 2025
            New-build transactions 'have all but dried up', warns estate agency.         
    Middle Eastern developer swoops on London housebuilder Regal
            Royalty-backed Arada to pump more than £500mn into London resi projects.         
    Cunningham to head new Transatlantic Desk at Nest Seekers International
            Global brokerage recruits prime-market specialist to link key wealth hubs.         
    London’s £5mn-plus market slides to pandemic-era low
            Tax tweaks & pre-Budget jitters have weighed on the capital’s high-end market in 2025, new analysis shows, but first-half activity still outpaced the longer-term average.         
    Tom Bill: OBR downgrade talk underlines property tax risks
            Inflation met expectations and rates held steady last week, but a potential productivity downgrade could put real estate in the crosshairs come November.         
    Rejig affordable housing rules to avoid London home-building halt – HBF
            Home Builders Federation makes a series of recommendations to reverse 'alarming decline' in housing delivery across the capital.         
    Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
            Your essential five-minute briefing on the latest market movements & commentary, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Foxtons, ONS, Knight Frank, Savills, Benham & Reeves & more...         
    From shell to showpiece: Why ‘grey box’ sales are a win-win for buyers & developers
            REDD's CEO Russell Smithers runs through the advantages of buying - and selling - luxury apartments in shell condition, with insights from a top lawyer & a PCL acquisition specialist.