£5m apartment near Kensington Palace heads to the auction block
Duplex unit at Northacre’s Vicarage Gate House is one of the most valuable private residences to be auctioned off all year.
In Prime Central London
More prime London agencies make hay while the sun shines
Boutique firm Aston Chase joins other boutique operators reporting a bumper run of deals, after chalking up £175m worth of sales in the last five months alone…
High-end bargain-hunters splash £2.5bn in London’s top postcodes
PCL’s £5m+ transaction volumes are 12% up on last year’s levels, with Q3 proving the strongest quarter in five years; ‘these are results that nobody could have anticipated’, says Savills…
Ringley launches luxury block management arm
Ringley Prime is being led by Lee Gregori, and will focus on Prime Central London property.
Rolling Stone lists colourful west London townhouse
Five-bedder on Holland Road was home to Ronnie Wood and his actress wife Sally Humphreys between 2011 until 2017, and is now used as his art studio…
‘There is smart money in Europe targeting London’: French buyers come to the fore in PCL
Buyers from across the Channel jump to the top of Knight Frank’s international buyer rankings, while purchases by Chinese nationals almost halve in ‘major shift’…
UAE president linked with ‘£5bn London property empire’
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s remarkable portfolio ‘could even surpass that of the Duke of Westminster’
Buyer gathers up £11m former home of high society dressmaker in Kensington
Striking red-brick townhouse on Eldon Road used to belong to the celebrated fashion designer Sir Hardy Amies, official dressmaker to Queen Elizabeth II.
Square Mile’s new ‘digital twin’ will help planners visualise the future
The City of London Corporation, Innovate UK, New London Architecture and VU.CITY launch ‘the most advanced, fully interactive virtual reality digital twin ever of a major city area’; new tech billed as ‘the ultimate in tools for community consultation’
Wilton Crescent penthouse finds a taker
3,000 square foot maisonette, in quite possibly the best spot on the famed Belgravia crescent, came with a chunky roof terrace and a Claire Norrish interior.
PCL’s altered rental market in eight charts
“Anyone worried about the future of city life should take reassurance from the 21% increase in under 30-year olds starting new tenancies compared with the same period prior year,” notes the CEO of London Central Portfolio.
Agency advertises ultra-prime Chelsea mansion ‘at a preferential price for a quick sale’
‘VVIP owners’ on Boltons Place are looking for c.£50m, according to an intriguing new listing…