Location: Prime Central London
Westminster to shut door on office-to-resi conversions
Westminster City Council is pretty worried about all the office-to-resi conversions going on at the moment. So much so that it's in the process of overhauling its policy to "reverse the current trend".
Prime London property now ‘wholly in the shadow’ of May’s election
London's prime resi market is now operating "wholly in the shadow" of May's general election, says Knight Frank, with those changes to stamp duty adding to this short term uncertainty to squash demand…
Scare B&B: Just how risky are short term lets?
Following recent reforms allowing Londoners to let their property on short leases without the need for permits, an increasing number of high value homes have appeared on short term letting websites.
Georgian Group Awards 2014: The Winners
Joint Winner - Restoration of a Georgian Country House: St Giles, Dorset
Two historic estates have shared the big prize at the twelfth Georgian Group Architectural Awards.
Forecast: SDLT reform to counter pre-election slowdown in 2015
House prices across England and Wales are going to rise by 4% next year - down from this year's +8.6% - thinks Hamptons International, while prime central London will dribble up by just 0.
Old War Office-to-Resi: Hinduja Group lands 57 Whitehall
The race to buy one of the most iconic buildings in central London is over.
CASE STUDY: Going super-high spec in Knightsbridge
How do you go about designing the ultimate specification for a landmark super-prime scheme opposite Harrods? What kind of bells and whistles do UHNWIs expect to see in a £12.5m apartment?
Is Islington about to ban mega-basements too?
Just a week after the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea claimed victory in an "historic battle" against mega-basements, another London council is eyeing up a subterranean crackdown.
Knight Frank: Rightmove is ‘best choice available at this time’
Agents Mutual co-founder Knight Frank has opted to ditch Zoopla and go with Rightmove under OnTheMarket's "two portal rule".
SDLT reform to drive a 2-5% sales boost – RICS
George Osborne's overhaul of the Stamp Duty system, creating a progressive regime that delivers savings to all but the top 2% of home buyers, "has the potential to trigger a material shift in market sentiment…
Savills recruits Northacre and JLL man to Prime London Resi Development team
Former JLL Director Richard Osborne-Young has joined Savills' Prime London Residential Development team.
Grosvenor Crescent tops ‘Most Expensive Streets in England and Wales 2014’
Belgravia's Grosvenor Crescent has been named The Most Expensive Street in England & Wales by Lloyds Bank, with an average house price of £16,918,000.
Grosvenor Crescent