Location: Prime Central London
Prime rents fell most rapidly in London and Hong Kong last year – Knight Frank
Using its considerable research muscle to measure performance across seventeen major world cities, Knight Frank's Prime Global Rental Index recorded a 4.8% boost in 2013.
An Anatomy of Atria: How to unlock a building’s potential from within
Well-planned atria can make unusable space habitable or conjure the all-important 'wow factor' out of something ordinary, ultimately increasing the overall value, explains MSMR's Sheila McCusker...
Rare portfolio in The Knightsbridge hits the market
A highly-prized portfolio of six flats in one of London's most expensive apartment blocks has just hit the open market.
Upsizers & Downsizers: Prime regional market motivators
Prime markets across the country are becoming more balanced, says Savills, which argues that "2014 will be the year when the value gap between London and the prime suburbs and inner commuter belt finally…
International interest cools as PCL begins to look fully priced – Hamptons
UK buyers are snapping up the lion's share of properties in the capital, according to Hamptons International's latest findings, with domestic purchasers accounting for 77% of all sales across the firm's…
New Development Head for Morpheus
London design house/ developer Morpheus has recruited a new Head of Development.
Thurloe Estate snapped up for £100m
The Thurloe Estate - a swathe of prime in between South Ken and Sloane Square - has been snapped up by a joint partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge, affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Bruce…
Anatomy of a Billionaire: Spending habits of the ultra-rich
The average billionaire - worth £1.79 billion, married with 2.1 children - spends just 3% of his/her wealth on residential property. That £53.
Ukraine boots Russia out of London prime’s top spot
Ukraine has taken over from Russia as the biggest buyer of £10m+ ultra prime London property in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to Beauchamp Estates.
Prime London prices 68% higher than post-Lehman low; Crimean instability drives new demand
Crimean turbulence has "underlined how uncertainty abroad has the potential to affect sentiment in the prime central London market," says Knight Frank in its latest market update.
UK needs a proactive planning revolution – Farrell Review
It's been exactly a year since Culture Minister Ed Vaizey asked Sir Terry Farrell CBE to lead an unprecedented, industry-wide review of architecture and the built environment.
Ronson’s Riverwalk sales hit 50%
Riverwalk, one of the few developments currently underway on the North bank of the Thames, is selling fast: 50% of the 116 units have already gone, just a month after sales officially launched with Knight…