Location: Prime Central London
Taking stock of the ‘Best Place to Live in Britain 2016’
The former seat of King Alfred the Great added another feather to its cap at the weekend.
Asking prices have risen by 50% in ten years to breach £300k – but London has come to a standstill
The average price of a property coming to market in England and Wales has breached £300,000 for the first time, according to Rightmove's latest stats, but London prices are at a standstill.
Behind the Schemes: Creating two brand new penthouses in Knightsbridge
'Getting the most out of an existing building is an increasing focus for owners and developers and extending into the air rights above a property is a strategy more and more are pursuing'
‘Untouched’ Eaton Gate fixer-upper asks £10.8m
Grade II listed Ormonde House on Eaton Gate is being billed as "a bargain" and "the ultimate grand design home"
Basement Wars: Feelings run deep in London’s quest for space
As two of London's most prosperous hedge fund managers lock horns over a 3,500 square foot basement extension in Holland Park, Belinda Walkinshaw surveys the current planning landscape and has some sage…
Jackson-Stops adds two senior recruits to its Chelsea team
44-branch estate agency Jackson-Stops & Staff has brought in a new Sales Director and a new Sales Manager for its Chelsea office.
Assael upsizes to new Putney HQ
Architecture practice Assael has made a move south of the river, setting up an swanky new HQ in Putney.
Big brands banned as Battersea Power Station goes for a ‘village’ vibe
Developers have confirmed which shops, restaurants and cafés will be moving into the first phase of the £9bn scheme, Circus West
Berkeley warns on dangers of ‘one of the world’s highest property tax regimes’
A "stable" few months in the London housing market has kept demand ticking over for the Berkeley Group, although its luxury properties are selling at the same rate as they were in the run up to the…
Sold (down the river?): A bittersweet success story in Kensington
Our resident doer upper Alan Page has finally sold his rather lovely Kensington renovation project - but a George Osborne-shaped cloud has managed to take the shine out of the celebrations...
Argent and Galliard unveil London’s ‘most expensive and entertaining’ marketing suite
Galliard and Argent Design have laid claim to creating the "coolest", "most expensive" and "most entertaining" marketing suite in London, involving the repurposing of a Victorian viaduct in Shoreditch.
MIPIM Diaries #2: Nicky Richmond
The Budget did not go down well in Cannes, reports Brecher's Nicky Richmond in her latest missive from MIPIM...
Its like a stag party, said the client, but with business cards...