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Great Portland’s Investment Director goes it alone
The Investment Director of Great Portland Estates has, after 13 years with the REIT, decided to "leave the business and take on a new challenge."
Mystery buyer bags Kensington Palace Gardens mega-mansion
The Crown Estate has reportedly offloaded 15a Kensington Palace Gardens on a 125-year lease.
Q Developments debuts £10m SW London mansion
High-end housebuilder Q Developments has just launched a chunky new addition to the Coombe Hill Estate in south west London.
Sky Pool Scramble: Ballymore banking on another sellout at Embassy Gardens
Plans have been unveiled for the next release of apartments at Embassy Gardens (now better known as "that one with the Sky Pool"), three years after the first phase of the flagship Nine Elms scheme…
The Beat Goes Off: Date set for Chelsea police station development bids
23,153 square foot mid-century corner building was deemed "surplus to operational requirements" at the back end of last year
£2m+ transactions drop as HNW buyers opt for cheaper deals
Demand for properties priced between £1m and £2m has soared by 60% over the last three months, says high-end boutique estate agency Rescorp, but sales volumes over the £2m mark have plummeted.
Wellcome Trust snaps up super-rare South Ken block (after 145 years of single ownership)
The Wellcome Trust has expanded its PCL estate with a peach of an acquisition in South Kensington.
‘Mega building’ designer joins Perkins+Will
Architecture and design firm Perkins+Will has secured the services of one of the world's top "mega building" specialists, Jo Palma.
Bouygues lands £1bn contract to build Battersea Power Station Phase 3
Battersea Power Station Development Company has picked Bouygues UK for one of the biggest private building contracts ever awarded.
100 ideas to solve London’s housing shortage
Built environment think tank New London Architecture has had think, and come up with "100 ideas to solve the London housing crisis and provide a blueprint for 21st century city living".
High-End Command: Luxury developers and their super-prime HQs
London’s luxury developers are increasingly applying their interior design expertise closer to home and creating headquarters that would make the Google folk jealous.
LBS unveils luxury East London scheme with 70% public space
LBS Properties is prepping to unveil its latest scheme to the general public tomorrow, a 53-storey resi tower near West India Dock designed by Make Architects.