Location: Prime Outer London
Battersea Power Station design chief warns against bland developments
Britain's cities are "on a collision course to be overrun with bland, homogenous developments,” warns Battersea Power Station's Head of Design and Placemaking in a new book on urban development around th…
St James snaps up former gasworks in Battersea
Ultra-hot Battersea is about to say goodbye to some of its unsightliest landmarks, as yet another major resi scheme looks to hasten the area's transformation
The best places to live in Britain are…
Skipton in North Yorkshire, Newnham in Cambridge, Monmouth in Wales and Falmouth in Cornwall have been named as "The Best Places to Live" in Britain by The Sunday Times.
Letter from MIPIM #4: Developer Night
Nicky Richmond hears talk of silly money and perfect storms on her last night in Cannes...
As ever, the flight home is very quiet
Please Mr Osborne: The prime property industry’s wishlists and forecasts for the #Budget2014
Only George and his minions already know what's actually on the cards for Wednesday's Budget 2014, but our panel of prime property pundits, experts and insiders know what they want (and don't want) to…
Square deal for London Square in Teddington
Resi developer London Square has completed on a 0.9-acre site in the middle of Teddington, which it plans to turn into a £30m classic London square.
Letter from MIPIM #3: Another restaurant, another round of stories
Another round of restaurants and stories for Nicky Richmond in Cannes...
The woman on the next table, rather the worse for wear, started up a conversation in broken English with my dinner guests
Chinese mega-developer finalises second major London acquisition
Two months after snapping up the £600m Ram Brewery in Wandsworth, the Chinese state-owned property developer Greenland Group has finally shaken hands on its second landmark resi site, on the other side …
Letter from MIPIM #2: Doing it all wrong
Nicky Richmond soldiers on in Cannes...
Sitting here at 1.20am writing this whilst listening to Radio 4 on my TuneIn app, I realise that I am doing MIPIM all wrong
Offers double up but prime London cooling for the Budget countdown
The number of offers received last month was nearly twice as high as in February last year, according to the latest from Douglas & Gordon, but that's "almost certainly a product of multiple bidding" in…
Letter from MIPIM #1: A selfie with Boris
As this year's French frenzy gets into full swing, we hear from Nicky Richmond as she dons her lucky gold pumps and heads into the fray...
I did a selfie with Boris. I'm not sure what made me do it.
Historic hunting lodge comes up for sale… in London
An important Grade II listed Richmond Park hunting lodge - originally built for Hugh Percy, Duke of Northumberland - has just come up for sale near Barnes, complete with the original stables and tack room