Location: Prime Central London
New Kensington Church Street office for Chestertons
Nick Carter and Francesca Fortunati
Chesterton Humberts has announced the opening of a brand new office in Kensington Church Street, to work alongside their existing Kensington High Street branch.
June’s a washout for prime London transactions: here’s the skinny on LonRes’s Summer Market Report
The latest London property market review from LonRes makes for some pretty depressing reading.
Native Land on £1bn spending spree after securing Gulf-based investor
Alasdair Nicholls, Chief Executive of Native Land
Resi specialist, Native Land, has released a statement announcing that a major private Gulf based investor has taken a 45% shareholding in the company.
PLP take over Brockton’s Curzon Street luxury development brief
Lee Polisano’s PLP has pipped top US architect Robert Stern at the last minute to win the re-design of Brockton Capital’s proposed 56 Curzon Street development.
Landlords capitalise on summer lulls
Almost a third of respondents in the latest Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) survey claimed they had increased the size of their portfolios since July 2011.
Developers cater for Asian influx
With Asian buyers reportedly accounting for 60 pc of new build properties purchased in Central London in 2011, developers are increasingly tailoring projects to appeal to their top demographic.
The reality of the Community Infrastructure Levy
As the Community Infrastructure Levy comes into force, Mishcon de Reya's Daniel Farrand and Jade Chalmers look at how this new charge - of up to £50 per square metre - on extensions and new resi builds…
Dominvs: new kids on the prime London block
Dominvs Living Ltd have big plans for luxury property development in London.
Early summer slowdown dampens prime London property growth
The prime London property market is grinding to a halt as the Olympics approach, according to Cluttons' latest "London View" report.
St George’s Hill the big winner at What House? Awards: Best Luxury House
The top two new homes in the "Best Luxury House" category at the What House?
HS2: property compensation decisions pushed back to September
The Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, has announced that no decisions will be made on any compensation due to owners of properties affected by the HS2 scheme from London to Birmingham…
June was predictably quiet for sales – D&G
Douglas & Gordon's "London Barometer" for June yields few surprises for the sales market, with demand, supply and prices pretty much in line with expectations.