Location: Prime Central London
Cannes Do’s: MIPIM 2014 highlights
As if you didn't already know, Cannes' annual property palooza kicks off tomorrow. Here's a pick of coming week's highlights on the Riviera (and a handy map):
Tuesday 11 March
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Kensington Focus (and why breaking records still takes time)
Despite limited supply and consistent demand, top values can’t be achieved overnight, says Bella Tellwright of Crayson...
W8 is one of the most expensive and sought-after postcodes in London.
Anti-MIPIM, Boris and property investors demo planned
Anti-property-investor-campaigners are organising a rally at City Hall today to vent about how expensive London property is.
Something in the Air: Shropshire heritage triumphs over the turbine
Double celebrations for William Cash as he celebrates both his recent nuptials and a big win for localism and the Shropshire landscape.
Never Knowingly Undersell: John Lewis development site to go for £150m?
The John Lewis Partnership is reportedly gearing up to offload a massive prime resi development site in Chelsea.
The John Lewis Clearings site from Denyer Street
How many prime square metres will US$1m buy you around the world?
Monaco, where US$1m buys you a paltry 15 square metres
City
$1m buys X sq m
Monaco
15.0
Hong Kong
20.6
London
25.2
Singapore
32.6
Geneva
34.7
New York
40.2
Knight Frank expands in Belgravia
If yesterday belonged to JLL, it's all about Knight Frank today.
The firm's Belgravia sales team has opened the doors to some shiny new offices on the corner of Chester Square and Lower Belgrave Street.
Chelsea, Knightsbridge & Kensington transaction levels up 49%
It sounds like February was a pretty lively one in the PCL sales market; W.A.
Steady growth for PCL as the £10m+ market slows
February was the 40th consecutive month of price rises for prime central London property, according to Knight Frank, but prices at the top of the top-end seem to be easing up as a general sense of (relative)…
What Ozymandias can tell us about the London property market
Beware the hubris of market interference, says Jeremy McGivern as he turns to Shelley's King of Kings for insight into London's inflating property prices: equality is not - and never has been - an option…
Asian cities dominate global prime property price growth
Booming Asian hubs have dominated Knight Frank's annual review of luxury property markets around the world, but some of the cities most affected by the 2008 downturn have been hitting the road to recovery,…
Call for listed building owners to have their say
The government has been playing around with listed building consents, introducing a swathe of reforms that are intended to improve the lot of heritage home owners and the properties they care for...