Location: Prime Central London
Developers are ‘downsizing’ big luxury apartments as demand dries up
Prime London property developers are "re-examining the final phases of many schemes that were expected to include three and four bedroom apartments and penthouses", says one lettings agent, as demand fails…
Capco hits £300m in sales at Lillie Square
Capco has reported a "notable increase in enquiries" at Lillie Square since the start of the year.
RBKC brings in ‘tough’ new construction noise rules
A "tough" new noise regime has come into force as part of Kensington & Chelsea's new Code of Construction Practice.
The New House Price Index: A Trojan Horse for Council Tax re-valuation?
A new official property price index - the House Price Index (HPI) - is due to launch next month, with a promise to end at least some of the monthly confusion over real estate value inflation/performance…
Buying In A New Era: How stamp duty is fundamentally changing the prime resi landscape
Unlike prices, transaction volumes in the UK's prime markets have not rebounded since the dark days of the Financial Crisis.
Northacre’s Broadway scheme clears s106 in just two months
Northacre has had its Section 106 for the development of the former Scotland Yard HQ formally approved, just two months after the 1.7 acres scheme was given the go-ahead by Westminster planners.
Super-sized Kensington penthouse hits the market at £12.95m
A chunky two-unit amalgamation on the top floors of St Edward's new scheme on High Street Ken has become available at £12.95m.
Top Marques debut pays off royally for Beauchamp
Beauchamp Estates' decision to take some exhibition space at this year's Top Marques Show in Monaco paid off big time after His Serene Highness Prince Albert II rocked up to talk real estate.
Does higher stamp duty really matter for investors in central London?
As we put a bonkers Q1 behind us, Tim Hassell considers the likely long and short term impacts of the latest SDLT hike on the UK's buy-to-let market...
Neo You See It: £17m Octagon super-home goes in ‘record time’
A neo-classical mansion on Totteridge Common has been sold in one of the biggest deals outside of London so far this year.
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Slow growth pushes London down the global cities index
Global property prices in prime cities increased by 3.
Grand Registry: Super-prime highlights from Q1 2016
Only a handful of £10m+ resi deals were recorded by the Land Registry in Q1, which isn't to say they weren't happening.