Location: Prime Central London
Activity levels drop off in Prime London’s lettings market as tenants opt to renew
12% fewer new homes listed to let in Q3 2018 compared with the same period last year, while the number of new lets agreed fell by 17.6%, reports LonRes
‘Voluntary mansion tax’ raises £400k from Westminster’s wealthiest homeowners
'What started out as an experiment is turning into a solid way of helping Westminster’s wider community', says Cllr Nickie Aiken
Transactions, new instructions and prices all slide as uncertainty grips Prime London
'Tepid' Q3 sees transaction volumes down 17% on the same period last year, with new instructions falling by 19%, and prices by 3%;
Carrington on Q3: Unfair ground rents & ongoing uncertainty
The LonRes Chairman's thoughts on the 'minefield' of leasehold reform and the impact of uncertainty on the London housing market...
‘£25m’ Mayfair mansion bought out of receivership for £15m
'Amazing' converted pub on Waverton Street - once priced at £25m - is bought out of receivership at under £1,750 per square foot;
High-flying property manager sought for royal appointment
Royal Household Property Section recruits for a new Head of Operations
Neo Bankside residents take on Tate Modern over privacy at the High Court
The “invasion of the claimants’ privacy is relentless”, argues a lawyer for residents
UK resi development land values slide
Greenfield, urban brownfield and PCL land values all took a hit during Q3 as developers await some clarity
Capco in discussions to offload Earls Court to Hong Kong firm
Capital & Counties confirms that it has received "a number of proposals" from parties interested in the 77-acre Earls Court estate, while it "continues to advance preparations for a possible demerger"…
Touring London’s £100m+ super-penthouses
As reports come in of a brace of penthouse deals above the £100m mark, PrimeResi looks at an exclusive cohort of ultra-prime schemes with marquee units capable of achieving nine figures...
RBKC announces plans to build 600 new homes
Council to address 'huge need' for housing in the borough with 300 new affordable and 300 private homes
Palatial Buckingham Gate mansion relaunched at £47k per week
Rokstone makes a splash with the UK's 'biggest ever try-before-you-buy opportunity' opposite Buckingham Palace