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London’s New Face: Prime resi industry reactions to Mayor Sadiq Khan’s triumph
When Boris was electioneering four years ago, Londoners ranked housing as the fourth most important political issue of the day, behind jobs, crime and transport;
Super-grand Chelsea lateral asks £9.25m
A remarkable apartment in Turner's Reach House on Chelsea Embankment has been listed at £9.25m.
RBKC tops national planning enforcement league
Going by the number of notices served, Kensington & Chelsea has the busiest planning enforcement team in the country, according to new figures released by the Department of Communities and Local Government.
Decorex announces ‘Roots of Design’ theme for 2016 event
Top interior design trade show Decorex has announced its theme for 2016: the Syon Park event will explore the "Roots of Design" in September, examining "the origins of design, which continue to define…
In Fairytale Land: Agency values top Disney castles and palaces
We're still officially a couple of months off silly season, but that hasn't stopped one firm from having a pop at pricing up all the best-known Disney palaces and castles.
The London Slowdown: Not a correction but a return to normality
London’s prime market needed the steam to be released from it and this slower market will probably be here for some time, says LonRes Chairman William Carrington...
Instructions rise across prime London as agents predict further price falls
The sales market in prime London continues to be challenging, says LonRes in its authoritative review of Q1...
There has been little movement in prices and transaction volumes remain subdued.
RBKC brings in ‘tough’ new construction noise rules
A "tough" new noise regime has come into force as part of Kensington & Chelsea's new Code of Construction Practice.
Cornish resort town votes to ban second homes
An overwhelming majority of residents of St Ives - one of Cornwall's most famous, beautiful and in-demand destinations - have voted to ban second homes in a landmark local referendum.
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18% drop in new tenancies agreed across prime central London
The LonRes team summarises an unusually subdued Q1 in the prime London lettings market...
The prime London lettings market has, over the last three months, been quieter than many expected.
Colliers launches ‘Neighbourly Matters’ team
Colliers International has brought in party wall expert, Michael Cooper, to form a new Neighbourly Matters team within the firm’s Building Surveying & Project Management department.
Developers are ‘downsizing’ big luxury apartments as demand dries up
Prime London property developers are "re-examining the final phases of many schemes that were expected to include three and four bedroom apartments and penthouses", says one lettings agent, as demand fails…