Location: United Kingdom
Pygmalion mansion in Marylebone offered for £14.95m
A grand Marylebone mansion, formerly owned by George Bernard Shaw's inspiration for Professor Henry Higgins in Pygmalion (and My Fair Lady), has been put up for sale with a £14.95m asking price.
Cornish resorts line up to ban new holiday homes
Cornish resort towns are lining up to follow St Ives in banning the construction of new holiday homes.
Buyers ‘still doing battle’ at auction
We hear some 2,000 buyers rocked up to Allsop's latest resi auction at the Cumberland Hotel, spending a combined £63m between them.
Global Construction Costs Compared: London named third most expensive world city
London has emerged as the third most expensive place in the world in which to build, according to a fascinating study of international construction costs.
Khan moots six-month ‘first dibs’ period for London buyers
London's new Mayor has been talking about forcing developers to market new schemes solely in the capital for the first six months as a condition of planning.
£25m college deal opens door for new housing in North Ken
The regeneration of North Kensington has taken another step forward with news of the acquisition of the 1.25 acre Kensington and Chelsea College site on Wornington Road.
Sandbanks named UK’s most expensive seaside town
Halifax's annual look at the UK's most expensive towns sees Sandbanks lead Salcombe and Padstow in the top three.
Heath Hall hits the rental market
Heath Hall, dubbed “the most expensive house listed on the open market” when it was launched at £100m back in 2011, has come up for rent.
Project Blue sidesteps £50m Chelsea Barracks SDLT bill
Project Blue - the Qatari Investment Authority's vehicle for the development of Chelsea Barracks - has won its battle with HMRC over a £50m stamp duty bill, after the Court of Appeal decided that Revenue…
Auriens acquires in Chelsea for prime central ‘later lux life’ scheme
Retirement living operator is more private members' club than care home
London Festival of Architecture 2016: Programme Highlights
Taking place throughout June, the annual London Festival of Architecture is a city-wide celebration of architectural experimentation, thinking and practice.
Opportunity Knocks: London’s best super-prime fixer-uppers
You'd be forgiven for assuming that all of the houses in London's top addresses had, by now, been painted in muted tones and scented with notes of sandalwood.