Location: Prime Central London
Can you dig it? RBKC’s basement review goes deeper
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is taking a long hard look at its approach to basement conversions, with a consultation on a draft policy for applications due to end on 31st January and a public…
Marsh & Parsons makes brand new start in South Kensington
Marsh & Parsons' new South Kensington office - the agency's seventh in Kensington & Chelsea alone - is open for business.
Pigs shouldn’t fly in Shropshire
The swine! says William Cash as one of Shropshire's crown jewels is once again under siege.
£1m bridging loan completed in 48hrs
A London-based lender has reportedly pulled off a lickety split, 48 hour turnaround on a £1.05m bridging loan, enabling a client to acquire a £1.7m apartment in Belgravia against all the odds.
Number of British property millionaires hits 300,000
Nearly 50,000 new property millionaires were created in Britain last year, bringing the total number of £1m+ properties to 300,000, according to some new stats from Zoopla.
£5m+ property prices now 32% above 2007 peak
Three and a half years of headline-grabbing hikes have resulted in average prime central London property prices now standing 23.9% above their former 2007 peak, according to Savills.
Penrose calls on English Heritage to protect our views
John Penrose, the former architecture minister, has called for Britain's best views to be listed by English Heritage in the same way as historic buildings to avoid "casual destruction".
Client-Side: A do-er upper’s 2013 forecast
Our resident serial renovator / buying-agent-turned-client Alan Page lines up the crystal balls and makes some earthy predictions for London's prime property market in 2013.
Monty on the Money: Prime time for HNWs as mortgage rates fall
In his first column for PrimeResi, mortgage maestro Andrew Montlake looks at the prospects for HNW borrowers in 2013...
Vauxhall Towers win planning approval
A year after submitting detailed proposals, CLS Holdings has got the go-ahead to begin construction of two 50-storey mixed-use towers in Vauxhall, between Vauxhall's transport "hub" and Ballymore's new…
Wealthy foreign students account for a third of prime London tenants
29% of London Central Portfolio's private tenants are rich foreign students, paying an average of £28,878 pa to live in Westminster and prime central London.
Serviced apartment rents rocket 25% in a year
London’s market for serviced apartments is officially booming, with rents rocketing on the burgeoning number of short term accommodation options in the capital, according to CBRE.