Location: Prime Central London
New lettings head at Knight Frank South Kensington
Mark Batty has moved over to lead the team at the branch on Old Brompton Rd, 12 years after joining the firm from Hamptons International
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Required Reading: Lifting the secrecy behind offshore companies
Julie Howard explains how the new rules around overseas entities will work in practice, and why the idea of hiding behind asset holding vehicles is becoming a thing of the past
Westminster’s important new building rules ‘place sustainability at the heart of the built environment’
New guidance for property developers "will ensure the highest possible proportion of development requiring planning permission achieves net zero carbon emissions," says Westminster Councillor Matthew Green.
In Pictures: Accouter-designed townhouse aims to ‘set a new level’ in Belgravia
The Fitzrovia-based studio has spent two and a half years remodelling a five-storey residence near Sloane Square and installing a ‘unique, elegant gender-neutral scheme’
‘It seems everyone is after the same thing’: UK families hone in on Earl’s Court & South Ken
Savills has reported some interesting goings-on in the key west London markets of Earl's Court and South Ken, as “seriously committed” domestic buyers put down roots in the capital.
Savills announces huge raft of promotions
48 UK resi agency staff move upwards, including ten to director level
PCL buying agency ‘inundated’ as city living regains appeal
The great retreat from urban life appears to have gone into reverse, says Black Brick
Heatmapped: London property prices set to rise 19% in the next five years; rents by 14% – CBRE
CBRE's eighth annual "borough-by-borough" research report tracks property market, demographic and lifestyle trends across the capital.
Super-primed & ready: On the challenges of maintaining high-end residences
Steve McGregor explains how expectations in the super-prime world compare to regular residential needs - and what it takes to keep luxury homes functioning as they should, well past the point of sale……
Prime London buyers securing the biggest discounts in Mayfair & St James’s
The average reduction from the original asking price is at nearly 8% in PCL’s most expensive postcodes, according to new analysis
PCL property prices still set to rise up to 10% this year, predicts Strutt & Parker
"We expect to see a very competitive market this year," says Guy Robinson, Head of Residential at Strutt & Parker.