Location: Prime Outer London
A Frog(nal) worth a kiss
Goldschmidt & Howland are marketing a pretty unique opportunity in Hampstead: a sprawling 60's home set in about an acre of private grounds in the heart of Frognal village, for £15m.
Central London prime resi on the rise
There's a lot going on in EA Shaw's "Patch" (the bit between the West End and the City); new masterplans and new prime property developments seem to be popping up all over the place.
Lifetime Achievement Award for £3bn Man Abrahmsohn
Trevor Abrahmsohn, founder of Glentree Estates, "Lord of Bishop's Avenue" and, more importantly, PrimeResi columnist, scooped the Lifetime Achievement Award at last night's glitzy Spear's Wealth Management…
@HenryPryor’s Top Tweeters
The busiest man on Twitter, Henry Pryor (@henrypryor), has been hard at work compiling a list of the top (or at least most active) property agent Tweeters.
Rise in number of property millionaires
43 per cent of properties in prime areas of London are now worth £1m, up from 34.6 per cent a year ago, according to new research from Marsh & Parsons.
New “Gateway to Southwark” planned
Global asset management firm The Carlyle Group is planning to go big in Southwark: the firm is due to submit detailed plans for a 1.
Prime London rents drop despite strong demand
Average rents in prime London have dropped over the last year, but there is scant uniformity across different boroughs. Savills report that Islington and Hampstead have dropped by 4.
“Monsieur Flip-Flop” creates South Kensington property boom with 75% tax band
So Francoise "enemy of finance" Hollande is making good on his proposal for a 75% tax band on high earners.
New build or not new build? Camilla Dell asks what makes the best property investment
New build or not new build? Camilla Dell pits the thrill of the new against period charms to find the best returns for property investors.
Lib Dem plans to ban central London second homes “foolish”
Lib Dem proposals to ban the purchase of second homes in central london have been lampooned by CBRE.
John D Wood opens Clapham office today
John D Wood's 15th London office - and fifth south of the river - opens today (24th September) at 47 Balham Hill.
Demand for panic rooms escalates
Panic rooms - once the preserve of embassies, cartel countries and (weak) action movies - are showing up on ever more mainstream floorplans as British homeowners elect to protect their families as well…