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Crown Estate sells Kensington Palace Gardens mega-mansion
UPDATE: Reports have claimed the mystery buyer is Dalian Wanda boss Wang Jianlin, China's richest man.
Newcourt snaps up prime Tunbridge Wells site
Newcourt Residential has bagged a rather lovely Victorian mews building just off the iconic Pantiles in Tunbridge Wells.
Newcourt MD Karl Elkhadraoui
Luxury serviced apartment scheme planned at Islington Square
Sager Group and Cain Hoy are to launch "one of the most luxurious and exclusive hospitality offerings in London" at their new £400m Islington Square development.
Wealthy Iranian buyers prepare for a return to prime central London
Estate agents in prime London are expecting an influx of wealthy Iranian buyers next year as sanctions in place since the 70s look set to be lifted.
HML bags Bermondsey-based property management business
Property management group HML Holdings has snapped up a south east London-based firm for £715k.
Scotland hikes LBTT for second homes in line with SDLT
John Swinney has followed George Osborne's lead, announcing a 3% increase in the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax rate for additional properties in Scotland, such as buy-to-let and second homes.
Britain now has 622,939 ‘property millionaires’
There are currently 622,939 "property millionaires" in Britain, according to Zoopla's latest estimate, 75,796 more than there were in January.
A 14% rise over the last year now means that 2.
Spink inks funding deal for new Knightsbridge project
Topland is making good on its promise to keep lending on London's prime resi projects.
‘Signs of recovery are looking good’ as applicant numbers surge – D&G
London's sales and lettings markets are beginning to look healthier, says Douglas & Gordon, as the firm reports that its sales applicant numbers are 50% up on last year's levels, and that it has seen…
Has this man just come up with a way to ease the housing crisis?
Despite sitting on a giant war chest of institutional investment, the Build to Rent sector is finding it practically impossible to acquire suitable sites at the moment.
Sellar Group puts in Paddington mega-plans
After floating the idea in October, Sellar Property Group has submitted the actual plans for its 31 London Street scheme (now rebranded as Paddington Place).
Topland backs £30m project in Mayfair
Sol Zakay's Topland Group has stumped up £12m in acquisition and development finance to an overseas-based HNWI planning a super-prime resi development in Mayfair.