Location: London
Rental viewings ‘hit a ten-year high’ in August
A late student flurry, a glut of stock, and falling rental prices boosted lettings market activity in August, reports Knight Frank.
Developer rolls back on South London alligator park proposals
Avanton has decided against turning a set of Grade-II listed gasholders on the Old Kent Road into a 'Florida-like' habitat for reptilian predators...
Orlando & Lisette Rodriguez on post-opulence & patience
The husband and wife team behind new practice Rodriguez Design Studio explain how to achieve timeless interiors - and why flexibility is the key to attracting buyers in the current climate...
Why London will still be the ‘live-work-play’ capital of the world
Those calling time on the capital’s place as the centre of the UK economy – and indeed, the global financial system - could not be more wrong, argues Grant Lipton...
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Soul legend’s Kensington mansion relisted at £9.5m
Dusty Springfield’s former home on Aubrey Walk was asking £16.5m in 2016.
Chestertons claims number one agency title in H1 with 12% of Prime London deals
The 31-branch firm has reported selling more central London properties than any other agency in the first six months of 2020.
Running out of the gates: On the rush to the country & the hollowing out of a great city
"One would have thought the very city itself was running out of the gates”, wrote Daniel Defoe of London in 1665.
London Square reports ‘best ever’ sales figures
Resi developer celebrates tenth birthday with an impressive set of annual results, marking quite the turnaround on last year...
Buyer picks up ‘magnificent’ garden triplex at The Draycott
Largest unit at the boutique scheme on Draycott Avenue came with an incredible indoor/outdoor space.
GPE launches ‘ultra-boutique’ prime resi scheme between Hanover Square & New Bond Street
Great Portland Estates has unveiled the residential element of its ambitious redevelopment of a 1.3-acre patch of Mayfair.
Howard de Walden names new investment boss
Savills’ David McArthur will succeed Julian Best, who is stepping up as exec property director next month.