Location: Prime Central London
Chiltern Street “eyesore” redevelopment gets the go-ahead
Ronson Capital Partners and Mount Properties Trustees plans to demolish and redevelop 66 Chiltern Street, W1 have been approved, despite having been recommended for refusal by planning officers.
Hamptons unveils new research team
Hamptons International has announced some major changes to its Research Department, recruiting two big-hitters from Hometrack and RBS to head things up.
Interior Monologue: Perfect Pitch
Alec Watt on priceless pianos, the beauty of Britart and some tennis-based tomfoolery...
Cash flood surges through London’s West End
One West End agency has reported a massive increase in cash buyers this year, with 75% now choosing to stump up the readies for their purchases, compared to just 20% in 2012.
I’m Feeling Lucky: Google boss searching for £30m London mansion?
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is reportedly on the lookout for a £30m uberpile in the capital.
UK buyers snap up London’s super-prime
Although 33 different nationalities have purchased super-prime homes in central London since 2009, British buyers have snapped up nearly a third of them over the last eighteen months, according to Knight…
Full House: Finchatton sells out in Knightsbridge
Finchatton has just announced the sale of the final apartment at The Lansbury, its boutique multi-unit "stealth wealth" development opposite Harrods.
Wealthy Appetite: HNWIs gobbling up European prime property
Very few agents can go toe to toe with Beauchamp Estates on sheer net-worth-per-client.
Bungle Bungle: William Carrington’s Summer Review
Record prices have been "dismembering the traditional principles of valuation" in London, says William Carrington in his opinionated, informed and ever-entertaining introduction to The Lonres Summer Residential…
Burmese Tigers: London agent opens up in Myanmar
There are, as we all know, loads of foreign buyers snapping up property in Britain.
Firing Up: Battersea Power Station breaks ground as sales hit £685m
We've all become used to BoJo breaking new ground on a regular basis, but this morning he was joined by David Cameron and the Prime Minister of Malaysia to literally do so at the colossal Battersea Power…