Location: Prime Central London
Full Frontal: HNW tenants pay £200k up-front in ‘frenzied’ PCL rental market
One in five new tenancies in prime central London is being let with six-to-12 months' rent - typically around the £200,000 mark (including deposit but excluding letting agent's fees) - being paid up-front,…
Luxury developer buys former Unite offices for £25m
The former offices of the trade union Unite in West London are to be turned into luxury flats.
Prime Property of the Week: Would You Adam & Eve It?
Adam & Eve Mews, Kensington
£4.7m
A rather unusual proposition has just come up on this cracking little mews just off High Street Kensington.
Is the government quietly dropping office-to-resi Permitted Development Rights?
The latest version of the Town and Country Planning Order includes a notable omission: The anticipated three-year extension to Permitted Development Rights which allow the conversion of office space into…
A Man Of Property: How Thomas Cromwell became London’s first property developer
From a smithy cottage in the 'lawless' village of Putney to a portfolio stretching the length and breadth of the country, Amy Cole explains how the son of a blacksmith developed his way to a vast property empire…
Design For Life: London School of Architecture opens
After years of planning, the London School of Architecture has opened for applications.
Sales volumes slip; prices rise – Land Registry
The number of £1m+ property sales has fallen by 4% compared to the same time last year - significantly less than the 11% drop in overall transactions - while average house prices have risen by 6.
Teen Wealth: ‘Often we’re advising children on property purchases’, says top Christie’s broker
One of London's top property consultants has been lifting the lid on his dealings with super-rich Russian buyers in the capital, some of whom can apparently be as young as sixteen years of age.
Thackeray Estate scores £24.5m cross-London portfolio
The Thackeray Estate has acquired three chunky sites across south London with a gross development value of £24.
Henry & James recruits new Chelsea boss
Henry & James has hired a new Director for its Chelsea office.
48% of London basement builds fail safety checks
Almost half of domestic basement projects across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and parts of Westminster failed unannounced safety checks during a two-day crackdown by the Health and…
Tax hike & election uncertainty dampen prime London house prices
Prime London property prices dropped in a touch in the first three months of 2015 , says Savills, continuing an adjustment that saw prices fall by 2.