Location: Prime Central London

The capital’s prime housing market has proven ‘remarkably resilient’, reports LonRes, and demand is expected to increase as the capital reawakens...

Phillimore Estate mansion went through at just under £30m, according to Land Registry records...

Design studio reworks 2,100 square foot space in a Grade II* listed building overlooking the famous Piazza.

A ‘shift in mind-set’ has taken place, according to Knight Frank.

35-39 Leinster Gardens - formerly the Holiday Villa Hotel - has been put on the market at £29.5 million, with planning permission in place for a conversion to either residential or serviced apartments.

'To think that this activity continues in the midst of a global pandemic is completely astounding', says the national agency, retaining its previous prediction of 5% best-case scenario growth in 2021.

The Other House, founded by LCP's Naomi Heaton, is turning Harrington Hall Hotel in South Kensington and the Wellington Block in Covent Garden into serviced apartment members' clubs.

Savills is expecting particular interest from locals without access to outside space.

142 property sales above £5 million were recorded in Prime Central London in the first four months of this year, reports Savills, with a combined value of £1.42 billion.

Richard Douglas and Alex Bourne have assembled a ‘full roster’ of HNW clients, including Saudi royalty, and an array of super-prime instructions.

“The dip in sales in April is temporary,” says Knight Frank, as the number of offers accepted in Prime London spikes.

Prime London properties are selling faster than last year, but prices continue to fall.