Location: London
Prime lettings market is ‘on the verge of a notable escalation in activity’
New applicant numbers last month were nearly double the levels seen in 2019, reports Knight Frank.
Earls Court Development Company announces trio of senior hires, including a new creative director
Appointments will ‘drive forward the plans for the future development of London’s largest cleared Zone 1 development opportunity’
Hidden depths: Hampstead’s ‘ultimate iceberg home’ offered for £4.7m
Langtry House near Hampstead Heath looks like an unassuming bungalow from the surface, but runs to nearly 3,500 square feet...
WELL-certified Knightsbridge mega-mansion promises residents ‘the safest, purest air possible’
Rigby & Rigby’s Lancelot House is set to become the UK’s first residential WELL-certified building when it completes next year.
SDLT holiday ‘has had no noteworthy effect on the more expensive postcodes’ – John D Wood
While many areas saw record transaction levels ahead of the tax deadline, volumes were no different to previous years in RBKC, reports the agency.
FT: The game changers in London’s luxury property market
George Hammond has taken a tour of Christian Candy's 80 Holland Park for the Financial Times, noting that it is "a stark departure" from One Hyde Park, and reflects the shifting tastes of London's super-rich…
Ex-Dexters & Hanover director launches boutique estate agency
Jeremy Rosenblatt, a former Director at Dexters and Hanover Residential, has set up his own boutique estate agency business in North West London.
Knight Frank reports record deal volumes amid tax deadline frenzy
The agency carried out the highest number of UK transactions on record last month, but is now expecting a ‘return to normality’…
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Cadogan Estate value drops £795m
300-year-old property empire Cadogan valued its swathe of Chelsea at £4.8 billion in 2020, £795 million less than before the pandemic.
Fire-damaged house in Wimbledon listed at £5m
5,000 square foot property on Drax Avenue was gutted by a blaze in 2018.
How London’s top design studios are finding the right work-life balance for a post-Covid world
With input from some PCL’s best-known super-prime designers, recruitment specialist Jason Bailey looks at how studios are managing the balance of working from home and the return to office life……