Location: Prime Central London
Taylor Wimpey Central London hires Luchford APM
Ahead of a slew of new launches in Battersea, North Kensington and Southwark, Taylor Wimpey Central London has hired the big guns of Luchford APM to take the reins on all things pr-related.
Kelly Luchford
Prime Property of the Week: The North Bank Show
Penthouse, Tower View, London
£6.25m
CBRE strengthens resi development team
CBRE has bolstered its development advisory capability by bagging a top name from British Land.
Fenton Whelan buys Royal Bayswater Hotel for resi conversion
Fenton Whelan’s Aurium Fund, which invests in ultra-prime London property, has acquired the Royal Bayswater Hotel on the Bayswater Road with plans in place for a residential-led development.
‘Strongest market conditions since before the financial crisis’ drive ‘unprecedented demand’ for KFH
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward enjoyed 26% more new instruction in March than in the same month last year, as the the firm basked in "the strongest market conditions since before the financial crisis."
Candy GPS #4: Where would you spend $10m?
Candy & Candy rounds off its latest GPS Report by asking its panel of experts which emerging or second tier city they would choose and why... Here's what they said.
Scaling Up: How to turn staircases into selling features
Following step changes in design, technology and fire safety, the simple staircase can now be elevated into something surprising, inspired and beautiful, says Sheila McCusker...
£10,000 psf? Seems reasonable…
How to get Abingdon Road prices up to One Hyde Park levels? All it'll take is a bit of canny marketing and a squaddie to hold open the door. Probably, says doer upper Alan Page.
Candy GPS #3: Investment Outlook and How To Play
"In the latest issue of the Candy GPS Report, produced in partnership with Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management and with exclusive research from Savills, we look at the global prime residential sector and…
Westminster Labour pledges to ‘outlaw’ mega-basements & tighten affordable housing rules
Labour Councillors in Westminster have come out swinging ahead of this month's local elections, claiming that the Conservatives are "killing" its communities by granting planning for "huge numbers of luxury…
Planners give nod to Lodha’s second major London play
Lodha's £90m plans for the resi conversion of the old London School of Business and Finance’s Holborn campus have been approved by Westminster Council.
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Not on the High Street: The private money funding London’s prime resi developments
Residential property is not the only thing in short supply in prime central London – the funding needed to develop new stock is equally hard to get hold of, says James Dakin...