Location: London
Grade I Queen Anne’s Gate mansion goes for £19m
A Grade I listed stonker on Queen Anne's Gate in Westminster has reportedly just been sold in one of the biggest deals of the summer.
A Deal A Day: The rise of the 24-hour exchange
"Fierce competition for property in the prime central London market is driving buyers to insist on a 24-hour exchange window as a term of their offer," says search agency Banda Property.
Two new offices for Foxtons
Foxtons is continuing to expand at a fair lick across Outer London, unveiling two new offices in Surbiton and Croydon and taking its 2015 launch tally to seven.
Former home of plastic surgery pioneer asks £18.95m
One of Hampstead's most important period mansions has just come up for sale.The former home of the plastic surgery pioneer Sir Harold Delf Gillies, 71 Frognal has hit the market for a cool £18.95m.
Chestertons’ top brass go back to the floor
Chestertons' senior management have been "back to the floor" to try their hands at the daily grind of being a London estate agent, raising £14,000 for local charities in the process.
Luxury Property Show returns to Hurlingham for ninth year
The Luxury Property Show is returning - for the ninth year - to the Hurlingham Club in November, hosted again by Melissa Porter off of the TV and sponsored again by Rightmove Overseas.
Zones 2, 3 and 6 lead London’s transaction recovery – Hamptons
Transactions levels are still a way off last year's levels, says Hamptons International, but "that may now be beginning to change," with the capital's prime fringes and commuter hubs feeling the first…
Chinese/English property portal launches
For any Chinese investors who haven't lost their shirts over the last couple of days, a bilingual property portal has just been launched, pitching itself as a virtual "China Desk" for UK agents and developers.
Soukproperty.
Required Reading: Understanding Building Regulations
Building regs can sometimes be overlooked in the course of a transaction, but non-compliance can have expensive and potentially dangerous real world consequences.
Buyers advised not to rely on portals as vendors go off-market
As stock levels fall and applicant levels continue to rise, vendors are increasingly requesting an off-market period before their instructions go fully public, reports Douglas & Gordon...
Third of Keybridge apartments sold at pre-launch event
Over 150 guests rocked up for a first glimpse of the redevelopment of the former BT telephone exchange in Vauxhall last week.
Tenants’ Super-Prime: A field guide to London’s UHNW rental tribes
Mayfair is "the ultimate destination for high net worth renters," says Tunstall Property, "followed by Knightsbridge and Belgravia respectively." Marylebone, however, comes out on top for rental investments.