Location: Prime Central London
Prime Property of the Week: Best Addressed
Kensington Palace Gardens
£23.5m (Guide Price)
You could honestly wait years for something like this to come up.
‘Rotation away from the capital’ as property market responds to BoE rhetoric
"The overarching picture is a rather more balanced one this month" says the latest RICS Residential Market Survey, although prices are still on the up and demand is still outstripping supply.
King’s Road scheme blocked over affordable housing provision
The Planning Inspectorate has upheld a decision to refuse permission for a new scheme in Chelsea, on the grounds that it didn't provide enough affordable housing.
Cadogan Estate snaps up £47m South Ken resi portfolio
The Cadogan Estate has just bagged a portfolio of nearly 200 properties across South Ken and Earls Court.
Boultbee-Brooks kickstarts £250m development venture
Entrepreneur Steve Boultbee-Brooks has launched a new London-based acquisition, development and asset management venture.
World in London #1: Playing in the global city
In the first part of Savills' World in London 2014 report, Director of World Research Yolande Barnes explores what makes London such as star player on the international field...
Nine Elms – Pimlico Bridge: Architects to pitch for £40m ‘dream commission’
Fancy designing a London landmark?
Man fined for ‘stupid’ Holland Park loft extension
What would actually happen if you banged up a loft extension in the Royal Borough without planning permission?
Splashing the Cashes: A peacock of a summer night’s dream
In which William Cash throws an Elizabethan bash at Upton Cressett to celebrate his wife's birthday, his father's knighthood, and a local planning triumph.
Average UK prices breach 2007’s peak
After a 1% rise in June to take the annual increase to +11.8%, average UK property prices have now breached their 2007 peak, says Knight Frank.
Not in my back (vine)yard: Goodbye Saint Tropez
Who needs Saint Tropez when you've got Frome, asks our resident Doer Upper Alan Page as the French authorities force him to take on his first English Country project...
Foiled by French Nimbyism;
Marylebone now a ‘top three’ location as rental values surge
The capital's lettings landscape appears to be undergoing some pretty significant changes right now.