Location: Prime Central London
Happy Lending: Mortgages up a fifth in May
The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May leapt up to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.
New business development head for Carter Jonas
Iain Mulvey has joined Carter Jonas as Business Development Director.
Notting Hill gut job causes “irreversible damage” to listed building
An architect and building contractor have pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to causing irreversible damage to a Grade II listed townhouse in the heart of Notting Hill.
The Westminster Constitution: Paddington & Bayswater
Rounding off his comprehensive analysis of the micro-markets of Westminster, Martin Bikhit takes an in-depth look at the changing face of Paddington & Bayswater.
Sir Merv’s watch saw London house prices rise by £600k
Sir Mervyn King GBE FBA’s (he's just been given a peerage) ten year reign as Guv'ner of the Bank saw a £600k surge in London property prices, with house prices in prime central London lifting by 58.
Trooping the Watercolour: The Mall to host first Antiques & Fine Art Fair
Pomp and circumstance are never in short supply on The Mall, and this summer will be no different, as fans of fine art and antiques get ready to march along the famous thoroughfare in search of a deal…
The overblown story of overseas investors – LCP
All this talk of overseas buyers taking over the London property market is more than a bit overblown, according to London Central Portfolio, which argues that foreign buy-to-live investors account for…
Chinese property giant to build £700m resi skyscraper on London’s South Bank
It's been a big day for Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group, announcing plans to develop a blockbusting resi tower on the South Bank as part of a £1bn UK investment programme.
Where’s the Localism? The Shropshire wind battle picks up
As the planning application for Upton Cressett's wind farm breezes in, William Cash is more than a bit riled that the government's push for "local democracy" is nothing more than hot air amongst Shropshire's…
House Tales: White Lodge, Richmond Park
Ever wondered who once lived in that glorious building in the middle of Richmond Park, now home to the Royal Ballet School? Who better to enlighten us than the National Archives' Nicholas Kingsley...
Harrods Estates opens up in Chelsea
Harrods Estates has thrown open the gilded doors of its new office on the Fulham Road today, marking the next stage of the firm's expansion across prime central London.
The Riverwalk Club: Ronson raises £170m debt for Millbank scheme
Ronson Capital Partners has cobbled together a consortium of high-end lenders to provide £170m to fund its 121-unit Riverwalk House resi development on Millbank in Westminster.