Location: Prime Outer London
Letter from MIPIM #4: Never forget to follow up, even with the longshots
It’s the last day and I see groups of men standing on street corners with suitcases, quietly waiting for their taxis to the airport.
Tonic for Tomorrow: 10 steps to a healthier UK property market
A trio of big-hitters - Countrywide, Hamptons International and Lambert Smith Hampton - have strapped on their stethoscopes and come up with a treatment plan for the UK's ailing property market.
Letter from MIPIM #3: CBA (Can’t Be Arsed)
Forced to wake up at the ungodly hour of 8am to attend a breakfast I wonder what sort of sadist thinks that 9am on the Thursday of MIPIM is an acceptable start time. I tweet this.
A Capital Polarised: How levels of buyer activity vary across London
The number of London homes sold for over £2m has almost halved so far this year, down 48.7% on the same period a year ago.
Letter from MIPIM #2: How to Play Real Estate Blind Date
LinkedIn has been a lifesaver in this maelstrom of real estate Blind Date, says Nicky Richmond...
Day two and I'm making notes.
Letter from MIPIM #1: A Different Time
Nicky Richmond reports back from her nineteenth MIPIM, where things seem very different to how they were in 1996...
Just a single glance at the overstuffed diary makes me feel a little anxious.
Property crowdfunding start-up launches £1m prime London offer
A property crowdfunding start-up has launched its first prime resi offer, giving small-scale investors the opportunity to get in on a £1m new-build apartment in Fulham.
TfL partners up for resi-led project in Southwark
TfL has teamed up with Development Securities to transform a one-acre site between the South Bank and Elephant and Castle.
Southwark station back in the day
Here Be Mansions: The top 25 locations for £2m homes
It's no surprise that prime central London is home to the majority of £2m+ residences - RBKC and Westminster account for 46% of the England and Wales total, says Knight Frank - but what about those…
‘Strong’ acquisition for Hamptons in Hertfordshire
Hamptons International has expanded its UK network by snapping up Hertfordshire-based agency John Curtis.
Look Back in Anger: An unwelcome return to the first doer upper
Revisiting past projects is a BIG mistake, admits Alan Page after looking up an old home - the first doer upper - in Putney...
London Square launches in Teddington
Resi developer London Square is putting the finishing touches to the marketing suite for its new scheme in Teddington, SW London, which launches on Friday.