Location: Prime Central London
£2m+ sales collapse as SDLT overhaul takes its toll in prime London – D&G
Sales of £2m+ homes in London "collapsed" last year, says Douglas & Gordon, with the number of transactions tumbling by 64% in the last nine months of 2015 against the same period in 2013.
MAISON&OBJET names ‘Designers of the Year’
MAISON&OBJET has named Eugeni Quitllet, André Fu and Rafael de Cárdenas as its three "Designers of 2016".
Marsh & Parsons makes a move on Tooting
Marsh & Parsons will hit something of a landmark next week when it opens its 25th shop front in the capital.
Pastor signs up ex-Foxtons & W.A.Ellis man
Simon Green joins Curzon Street-based sales team
Boltons Boltholes: New scheme transforms ‘secret’ Chelsea artists’ studios
An unusual 27-unit project in Chelsea's ultra-exclusive Bolton Conservation Area has brought some "hidden" artists' studios back to life as hi-spec boltholes.
Five new commissioners brought in to Historic England
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has appointed five new commissioners to the governing body of Historic England.
Change at the top for the Grosvenor Estate
Jeremy Newsum is to retire from his role as Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate at the end of this year.
Stuck In The System: Housebuilders hit back at ‘bumper backlog’ claims
A weary Home Builders Federation has hit back at claims that developers in England are sitting on a record 475,647 green-lit, but unbuilt, new homes.
Colliers buys tech city specialist Hatton Real Estate
Colliers International Group has bought London property agency Hatton Real Estate, which will rebrand immediately, for an undisclosed sum.
Rumours of change at the top as Countrywide moves London heads to Oxford Street HQ
Countrywide plc, owner of estate agency brands including Hamptons International, Faron Sutaria and John D Wood & Co, has consolidated its head office personnel into one swanky Oxford Street HQ, as Sky…
Superhome Improvements: Ten additions that ‘make a property ultra-prime’
These, according to one firm, are the ten key features that take a property into the ultra-prime league (and help it sell "up to 30% faster").
Mayfair Flyer: Quick stats on a ‘Golden Decade’ and the return of residential life
There was an unexpected spike in pre-Christmas activity in Mayfair, says local estate agent Wetherell, as the firm bagged just shy of £50m in sales in the traditional holiday wind-down.