Location: London
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland names new non-exec chairman
Veteran investor Jonathan Bond succeeds Graham Pimlott on the GBI board, and will take over the chairmanship at the end of the year
This historic Mayfair townhouse has been reworked as a glam ‘turnkey solution’
Dating back nearly three centuries, the Grade II listed No.78 Park Street is one of the oldest surviving houses in the neighbourhood, but you might not have guessed that from the interiors...
UK market polarised as price growth in southern cities sinks to seven-year low
Increases in supply are compounding the downward pressure on prices across the South, report Zoopla & Hometrack, while the opposite is true elsewhere...
Ocubis floats resi-to-hotel switch for unsold Albert Embankment towers
Central London riverside development site has planning consent for two residential towers, but has failed to attract a buyer after two years
Lutyens-designed mansion on St James’s Square sells
Important Grade II listed townhouse changes hands in one of the deals of the year
Residential investment surges by 150%, despite Brexit
2018 was 'a breakthrough year' for institutional property investment in the UK, says JLL
Values dip in the PCL lettings market as supply levels rise
Having failed to sell their properties at the right price, some landlords have made a return to the lettings market, says Knight Frank
Property ‘flipping’ has fallen dramatically in the last 15 years
In 2004, over 60,000 homes were resold within 12 months; just 18,630 homes were flipped in England & Wales last year...
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
A chunky sale on Chelsea Square topped the rundown of resi transactions lodged with the Land Registry in June...
PCL transaction volumes ‘surge’ by nearly a quarter
Marked quarterly increase of 23% has been echoed anecdotally with reported increases in buyers and offers, says investment firm London Central Portfolio
Guy Meacock on the very real threat to London’s urban villages
London's idiosyncratic 'villages' - from Barnes to Marylebone High Street - contribute a large part to London's international appeal, says Guy Meacock of buying agency Prime Purchase.
Average values in some of London’s prime postcodes are falling by £180 a day – Zoopla
Hampstead, Belsize Park & Swiss Cottage have seen over £32k wiped off the average value since January, according to the portal, while Notting Hill & Holland Park continue to buck the wider trend with…