Location: Prime Outer London
Wandsworth to lose lowest council tax bragging rights…to Westminster
Dinner party guests and estate agents throughout Wandsworth will have to reassess their patter tonight, as Westminster looks set to pinch the borough's coveted title of "lowest council tax in the country".
Super-sewer “stink pipe” threatens riverside developments
Thames Water's Development Consent application for the new £4bn, 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel, submitted yesterday, runs to 50,000 pages.
London drives strong investor returns as UK resi portfolios deliver 8.9%
Residential investment continues to outperform inflation and commercial real estate, according to the latest IPD UK Annual Residential Property Index, with returns from portfolios in the private rented…
Earl’s Court scheme leads strong year-end performance for Capco
London property titan Capco has released 2012 year-end results, and they're pretty strong.
Interior Monologue: Finishing touches for MIPIM
After a month of high-end hobnobbing in London, it's time to put those networking skills into action across the Channel, says Alec Watt...
First up - an interior designer on Dragons Den!
Cash buyers crash out of the prime central London market
The proportion of cash buyers in prime central London has slumped from 74% in 2011 to 49% in 2012, according to the latest (well-timed) report from Cluttons.
Bankers’ bonuses: The property industry reacts
Savills estimates that prime London housing markets have benefited from £23 billion of bonus money from the financial and insurance services sector over the past ten years, with a further £14 billion…
Malaysian HNWs to double in three years
Malaysia's HNW community is set to double over the next three years, growing from 32,000 individuals to 68,000 in 2015, according to a report in the New Straits Times.
High life: Skyroom to become residential
David Kohn’s Skyroom, the events venue built in 2010 on top of the Architecture Foundation’s offices on Tooley Street, is set to become a residential apartment.
Right to light shake-up
The Law Commission has announced a major new consultation to tackle the "unique" and "pronounced" issues affecting rights to light, which are having "a disproportionately negative impact upon the potential…
Tweets Ahead: Pryor’s top agency tweeters
Property pundit, buying agent and Twitter evangelist Henry Pryor has compiled a list of the top 500 sales and lettings estate agency Twitterati in Britain.
Everyone’s a Winner: ESTAS shortlist announced
The extensive shortlist for the ESTAS has been unveiled, with winners due to be patted on backs by event host Phil Spencer (for the tenth year) on 19th April at the Park Lane Hilton.