Location: Prime Central London
Average rents rise by 2%, but drop in the South East
Average rents across the country rose by 2% in 2013 in "a year of rebalancing as the economy recovers," according to Countrywide's annual lettings index.
Planning nod for Mayfair mega-basement
Mobile phone mogul John Caudwell has been given the green light to start digging out the basement to end all basements in Mayfair.
“Utterly nuts” to slam door on foreign investors – BoJo
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind the capital's foreign buyers, warning luminaries at last night's Mansion House London Government Dinner that we'd be "utterly nuts" to "slam the…
A Window on The Hyde Park Estate
Prices on the Hyde Park Estate (anything in the W2 2 postcode for the purposes of this research) rose by 26.
Sales transactions hit six-year high – RICS
There was no sign of the big festive feet-up in the sales market last month; quite the opposite in fact, according to RICS' latest UK-wide poll.
Curating Space: How to showcase a fine art collection at home
Great works of art should inform the entire design scheme and inspire conversation; think colour, functionality, distance and discovery, says April Russell...
Heaton moves into London with “A-List” signing
Just 12 months after launching, Heaton & Partners has made an "A-List" signing to head-up its new London operation and has added two more big names to its advisory board.
House Tales: Prior Park, Bath
Originally intended as both a palatial country house and an advertisement for the quality of the local stone, Prior Park remains one of the country's finest examples of Georgian architecture.
Long-term annual price growth in Prime Central London stands at 9%
The average property price in prime central London breached £1.5m in 2013, hitting £1,543,102 at the end of November after "robust" but "unremarkable" annual growth of 12.
Big annual rise in tenancies but void periods “creeping in” – W.A.Ellis
PCL agency W.A.Ellis has reported a beefy 50% leap in the number of tenancies it agreed last year (compared to 2012), although rents only increased by 2.8% overall (0.4% less than than in 2012).
Masterpiece London: 26 June – 2 July 2014, Royal Hospital Chelsea
That annual things of beauty parade, Masterpiece London, is limbering up for the fifth time, with over 90% of last year's exhibitors coming back for more.
How to design a super-prime spa
If you are going to take the plunge and include a spa in your new scheme, make sure you thoroughly understand the target audience and do it properly, says Sheila McCusker...
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