Location: United Kingdom
Strutt & Parker sponsors exhibition of rare Victorian masterpieces
Thanks to an exclusive partnership with Christie's, Strutt & Parker has some serious cultural credentials these days.
Labour outlines plans to sell off one of London’s grandest residences
Labour's Zero-Based Review of spending – "a root and branch review of every pound the government spends from the bottom up" – has thrown up the chance of some major trophy development opportunities hitting…
The Return of the Russians: Super-prime deals soar as vendors cut prices
"The Russians are back" in London and there's some "serious interest" from mainland Chinese buyers says Knight Frank, as it reports a 92% increase in the number of super-prime £10m+ deals compared to…
110,000 ‘mansions’ would be caught in Labour’s proposed levy
110,000 homeowners - 86,000 of them in London - would have to pay Labour's mansion tax, says Zoopla.
The Space Race: Putting a price on PCL’s parking premium
A private parking space has always commanded a significant premium in London, but well-positioned areas and private garages have never been more sought after, especially if they cater for more…
Cooking Apple: New York super-prime sales up 120%
As median home prices across the US finally return to the kind of levels last seen in 2004, sales of New York's multimillion dollar resi properties have rocketed.
Galliard and Cain Hoy’s £1bn JV creates London’s biggest house builder
An agreement between privately-owned developer Galliard Homes and new US private investment firm Cain Hoy Enterprises is set to create London's largest house builder, with a £3.4bn portfolio.
BIID moves East
The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) has moved its main office from the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour to Bonhill Street, between Clerkenwell and Shoreditch.
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Midtown sales spike as buyers look beyond London’s golden postcodes
CBRE has reported 60% spike in sales in Q3 this year compared to last in Midtown - twixt Mayfair and the City - as buyers look beyond Mayfair and Knightsbridge.
Resi developer nails £57m Battersea acquisition
Fifth Capital London has reportedly landed a two-acre swathe of Battersea with designs on a £200m resi scheme.
Prime Property of the Week: The Wilton Succeed
Wilton Street, Belgravia
£14.25m
Homeowner positivity chills out
Homeowners still tend to think that the value of their property is on the up, although "there is a clear shift towards a more moderate view of current and future price growth potential," says Knight Frank.