Location: London
New York’s luxury developers woo Generation Z
An interesting new trend is being reported in New York, with resi developers increasingly designing their luxury schemes to appeal to tweens and teens.
South Ken half landing room asks £35k
**UPDATE** It went for £82,500...
Claridge wins approval for Bmor’s Borough pub-to-resi scheme
Southwark's planners have given the nod to Bmor Ltd's Claridge Architects-designed development on Borough High Street, containing eight luxury residential apartments.
RBKC clamps down on noisy construction works
Kensington & Chelsea is to outlaw noisy construction work at weekends after agreeing a new Code of Construction Practice.
Case Study: Restoring a heritage building with designs for modern living
Banda Property tells us how it transformed a rundown former bakery in Battersea into a record-breaking new resi scheme...
A ‘surge of buy-to-let investors’ is pushing prices up – RICS
There was an increase in the number of new properties coming to market in January, particularly in London, says the RICS, but a "surge of buy-to-let" activity ahead of a new 3% SDLT surcharge coming into…
Johns&Co recruits two directors from Hamptons
High-end new-build specialist estate agency Johns & Co has hired two new directors from Hamptons International, and moved into a new HQ on Marsh Wall, E14.
‘A sense of momentum’ returns to London’s super-prime market
"A sense of momentum is returning" to London's £10m+ super-prime property market, says Knight Frank, despite deal numbers tumbling in 2015.
Clerkenwell conversion measures up for Stanhope
The former Weights & Measures Office on Rosebery Avenue has emerged from its redevelopment programme as 8 over 5, an eight-unit boutique resi scheme.
The Consultation is Over: A view of the London property market post-April
As the Government decides whether to press on with the proposals announced in November's Autumn Statement, David Hannah paints a bleak picture of the capital under the cosh of higher stamp duty costs...
On Locations: Edinburgh’s (under)developing market
Scotland is teed-up for a "prosperous five years" says JLL, but a distinctly muted development pipeline in Edinburgh is in need of attention if the market is to remain healthy.
Lutti gets the go-ahead for £17m Great Portland Street scheme
Residential design / development firm Lutti has won planning permission for a mixed-use scheme with eight apartments on Great Portland Street, W1.