Location: Prime Central London
Crossrail’s New Name: The Lizzie Line
Sensibly, Crossrail isn't going to be called Crossrail when it opens in December 2018; it'll be known as the Elizabeth Line, after HM Queen Elizabeth, and it gets a very regal purple hue to go with the…
Green light for Abu Dhabi’s New Scotland Yard resi development
Westminster planners have given Abu Dhabi-owned BL Development Ltd the green light to knock down New Scotland Yard and build its hyper-luxury Northacre-managed scheme, Ten Broadway.
Wolff wins planning for two north London projects
Notting Hill-based Wolff Architects has bagged planning permission for two high-end schemes in north London: a 9,000 square foot new-build villa and the transformation of a former police station into …
What impact will the EU Referendum have on the residential property market?
Now that we have a date, here's how agency chief Trevor Abrahmsohn sees both national and London property markets faring in the lead up to, and aftermath of, the Big Vote...
Camden Market owner snaps up King’s Cross mixed use site
Market Tech, the holding company that owns 15 acres of quite famous London real estate including Camden Markets, has exchanged contracts on a freehold site in King's Cross for £36.7m (including £1.7m
22,000 London homes ’empty for longer than six months’
The borough councils of London have been called out on the number of properties deemed "long-term vacant" on their respective patches.
Savills crowned top UK real estate ‘superbrand’
Savills has been named as the UK's top real estate "super brand" - again - by The Centre for Brand Analysis
Banda sells boutique Buckingham Gate scheme
Adelie Estates has bought an eight-unit resi scheme off Banda Property for around £17m.
Finishing School: The unique surfaces offering marks of distinction and difference
Changes to property taxation may be taking their toll on the high-end resi market in London, but whilst commissions to refurbish recently-purchased properties are slowing, this is being offset by an in…
‘Very special’ Phillimore mansion up for £12.5m
A right stunner has come up for sale on Kensington's Phillimore Estate.
£200m development plan for Oxford’s West End
A joint venture between Oxford City Council and Nuffield College has acquired a swathe of central Oxford, with plans for a major £200m mixed-use scheme, which promises to "breathe new life into the heart o…
The New Cool: On the changing fashions of the London property market
Due to London's rare geographical fluidity, deeply unfashionable areas can emerge as achingly cool in a short space of time, while others can just as easily lose their edge, says Jazmin Atkins...