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Grosvenor prepares for PCL ‘correction’; slashes resi exposure by £240m
The Duke of Westminster's Grosvenor Group has dramatically reduced its exposure to luxury resi in prime central London and reiterated its concerns about property values in the capital. T
Branch growth and soaring prices drive big Q1 for Foxtons
Those little liveried Minis must have been buzzing around town even faster than usual over the last few months. Here's those remarkable Foxtons Q1 results at a glance...
Q1 Group turnover was £34.1m
Royalton buys former BBC home for resi conversion
Luxury developer Royalton Group has bought the old BBC building on Marylebone High Street, W1, for £75m with plans to convert it into high-end apartments.
Case Study: Using video to market a trophy instruction
Can a set of snaps and some pithy paragraphs ever really do justice to a super-prime scheme? The developer of these two record-breaking penthouses in St John's Wood certainly didn't think so, and commissioned …
Brand Slam: The seven best property agency rebrands of 2013-14
There's been a glut of prime resi rebrands over the last 18 months or so, ranging from little licks of paint to full-on corporate gut-jobs.
Here's our pick of the top seven recent brand overhauls:
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Property Vs Bitcoins: What would 50,000 in virtual currency buy in London 2010-14?
You'd have done rather well if you'd put all your money in Bitcoins rather than prime central London property back in July 2010, says Knight Frank's Tom Bill
Prime Property of the Week: Paradise Reduced
Redlap, Devon
£5m
Some people think the best instructions are the new ones. They're so wrong. Pros keep a beady eye on price drops, and they don't come much bigger than this.
Holland Park tops super-prime London price growth league table
Holland Park is leading the prime London pack for price growth, but is still a way off usurping Knightsbridge's spot at the top of the per square foot capital value table, says Khalil & Kane in its latest…
Chestertons unveils new(ish) look as restructure takes shape
We've had big rebrands from Cluttons, JLL and Property Vision already this year, but last night it was Chesterton Humberts' turn to ruffle some new plumage.
1.35 million households plan to move within the next year – Knight Frank
5% of UK households (around 1.35m) are planning to buy a property within the next 12 months, says Knight Frank
Luxury holiday home-swap outfit gets into bed with Ritz-Carlton
'Reciprocal travel club' 3RD HOME, which facilities swapsies between owners of luxury holiday homes, has teamed up with The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club to up the ante on perks for members of both outfits
Neighbourhood Watching: London’s postcode lottery
Can a five minute walk really be worth another 50 per cent? Some might say yes, but we look at the parts of the capital where more open minded buyers might be able to steal a march on their hifalutin neighbours, jus…