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On Locations: The Wentworth Estate
A special report on the history and property market of Surrey's most super-prime enclave, sponsored by Hanover Private Office.
Royal cabinetmaker commissioned at Lillie Square
Capco is clearly aiming for a high-end vibe down at Lillie Square, calling in HRH-approved furniture makers NEJ Stevenson and interior designers Hudson and Mercer to come up with a suitably swanky marketing…
Top end rallies but PCL transactions still well down on 2014 levels
Q2 transaction levels across prime central London were up 24% on Q1, notes Strutt & Parker, with a 40% increase recorded in the £2m+ range.
Prime Property of the Week: Billionaires’ Row Bargain
Palace Green, Kensington Palace Gardens, Kensington
£12m
Keeping up with the Joneses is not really an option on Billionaires' Row;
Buyers from ‘untapped’ mainland China to take over as London’s biggest investors
Harrods Estates has predicted that UHNWIs from mainland China will soon take over as the biggest group of investors in prime London.
Rare £10m ‘super-villa’ scheme comes up for sale in St John’s Wood
Something pretty extraordinary has just hit the open market in St John's Wood; a £10m period villa that comes complete with planning permission to double its size.
Tax deadline looms for non-doms and overseas owners
Time is running out for non-domiciled individuals and overseas owners to plan for April's changes, says Tom Gauterin and Tom Barber...
Two thirds of UK building companies turn down work due to skills shortage
There's a "desperate need" for apprentices in the construction sector, says the Federation of Master Builders as it has a go at drilling down into the skills shortage.
‘Summer boom’ for Mayfair lettings as viewings jump by a fifth
The number of viewings for rental properties in Mayfair has surged by 20% in the last three months, while the number of new prospective tenants has jumped by 25%, reports central London lettings agency E…
New builds and the East drive house price growth
The pace of house price growth has eased up a touch, according to the latest from the Office for National Statistics.
UK house prices increased by 5.
Berkeley unveils ‘private enclave’ of new townhouses in SW London
Berkeley Homes has pulled back the curtain on a private enclave of Georgian-inspired new-builds in leafy Wimbledon.
Ballymore to link Embassy Gardens towers with glass ‘sky pool’ in world first
Ballymore has come up with something pretty spectacular for its Embassy Gardens scheme in Nine Elms - a 25 metre pool linking two of the residential buildings at tenth floor level.