Location: United Kingdom
Sticking Point: 250,000 UK homeowners opt to extend or alter
New research has reckoned that a quarter of a million UK homeowners either did up or extended their gaffs over the last year.
Damac unveils Versace-branded residences
Dubai-based luxury developer Damac has launched the first of its "fashion residences" in London, a 50-storey, 360-unit Kohn Petersen Fox skyscraper with interiors by Versace Home.
Strong start for Gordon-Duff & Linton
Gary Linton and Gemma Gordon-Duff's new interior design studio has gotten off to something of a flyer, bagging 20 projects across prime central London in its first twelve months.
Tavistock Bow poaches top fee-earner from CBRE
New kid on the block Tavistock Bow has hired one of the longest-serving - and top-performing - members of CBRE's West End office.
Pushing The Boundaries: Is a golden postcode more important than the property itself?
Super-prime London is not as sharply defined as it used to be, says Joe Burns.
Outright owners outnumber mortgaged buyers for first time since records began
The last few years have seen some quite significant changes in the way that households and homeowners operate, according to the new English Housing Survey.
New plans go in for King’s Road cinema development
The Cadogan Estate has put in a revised plan for the mixed-use development of the Curzon Cinema site on the King's Road, after last year's designs were rejected.
Finchatton hires star designer from Yoo
Finchatton has hired a new Head of Design from Philippe Starck’s Yoo Studio.
Knight Frank boosts Central New Homes team
Knight Frank has ramped up its Central New Homes offering with three senior hires, after a raft of new business wins across the region.
Prime Property of the Week: Low Profile Luxe
East Heath Road, Hampstead, London
Guide Price £4.5m
Singapore’s Oxley takes a 20% stake in London’s Galliard for £50m
Major Singaporean property developer Oxley Holdings (the outfit behind East London's 37-acre Royal Wharf scheme) has bought into London's biggest privately-owned residential developer Galliard Group to…
From Chelsea To The Clink: Estate agency, money laundering and some guy called Boris
In the wake of that undercover documentary, financial crime specialist Dan Hyde explains why, in money laundering offences, a lack of intent - or an illicit deal - is no defence...