Location: Prime Outer London
Private rental sector yields ‘harden marginally’
Average initial gross yields from private rental blocks in major cities across the UK (London, Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow) stood at 6.
Fringe Benefits: Emerging Prime London outperforms Prime for third year running
Emerging Prime areas in SW London continue to drive some of the best returns on investment, according to Douglas & Gordon, outstripping PCL for the third year on the bounce.
Chiswick High Road ‘transformation’ okayed
A plan to regenerate "a substantial section of Chiswick High Road and underutilised sites along Essex Place" with a snazzy-looking resi and mixed scheme has been given the green light by Hounslow's planners.
Wandsworth literary landmark to turn over a new leaf
The Malins Group, the developer behind 2013's Apple Apartments scheme on Baker Street, has lined up another cultural landmark for a prime resi conversion.
Westminster spoils Qataris ‘Regent’s Park Palace’ plans
A planning officer from Westminster Council has put the kibosh on the Qatari royal family's efforts to create a 33,000 square foot mansion in Regent's Park.
Doing a Grosvenor: The Making of Mayfair’s Mount Street
How do you reposition a sleepy backwater into one of the world's top luxury destinations?
Marsh & Parsons moves East with Shoreditch opening
Marsh & Parsons is starting off a quartet of new office openings slated for this year with a Shoreditch branch.
Omni and Prime to transform Chiswick office block
Omni Capital and Prime City have paired up to transform an old office building in Chiswick into 19 luxury apartments.
London Square Meal: Developer to tickle buyers’ tastebuds with artisan market idea
Resi developer London Square has hit upon a sweet idea to give people a taste of its latest scheme.
St George hosts NAWIC event at Battersea Reach
Resi developer St George threw an event at its Battersea Reach scheme this week to raise awareness of employment opportunities for women in the UK construction industry.
Balham Boom: London’s best performing area sees property prices rise by £415 a day
House prices in South West London's Balham put on a growth spurt last year, outpacing the rest of the capital by quite the margin, says Marsh & Parsons.
‘The days of the iceberg houses are over’ but RBKC basement ban ‘will actually encourage’ excavation applications
A Chelsea builder has reported a spike in subterranean-related enquiries on the back of the Royal Borough's anti-basement policy stance.