Location: United Kingdom
Single day auction record smashed as £90m goes under the hammer
Allsop has set a new record for the UK's biggest single day resi auction after its latest event raised a gavel-busting £90m.
This Bayswater townhouse sold prior on a guide price of £6m
Required Reading: What happens when co-owners can’t agree on a property’s future?
You may have heard the lease of the building housing Scott's Restaurant in Mayfair was up for grabs a few weeks back, but despite plenty of interest from some big property investors, various reports…
Beverly Hills Blockbuster: 100,000 square foot palace gets a $500m price tag
'It’s very similar to a palace. The house is about public functions rather than domestic living'
Latest Land Registry data shows extent of transaction tumble
The April stats from the Land Registry have shown a monthly uptick of 0.9% in average house prices across England & Wales, with annual price movement now standing at +5.1%.
Industry titan enters race for Hyde Park Barracks
It sounds like one of the biggest names in UK property could be making a play for Hyde Park Barracks.
Henley tees up £53m hostel-to-resi project in South Ken
Private equity outfit Henley Investments is about to embark on a 23,000 foot resi scheme, after acquiring three adjacent period buildings near High Street Kensington.
Haute Couture: Centre Point gets a monochrome makeover
The developer behind the transformation of Centre Point has upped the ante in construction chic, eschewing the traditional tarp n’ ads for a 117 metre wrap by fashion designers Eley Kishimoto.
Prime Property of the Week: Mews Flash
Clabon Mews, Knightsbridge
£8.95m
An unusually wide freehold number just off Sloane Street has had our eye this week.
In Pictures: The £70m Mayfair mansion merge
The latest plans to amalgamate three buildings in Mayfair into one 18,000 square foot, 190 foot deep mega-mansion have been causing quite the stir this week.
New Resi Lettings Director at Harrods Estates
Harrods Estates has hired a big hitter to lead its burgeoning Lettings business.
New head for Fine & Country Oxford
Fine & Country has confirmed veteran agent Chris Rowntree will be taking up the reins of its Oxford branch.
What Lies Beneath: Inside the 7,500 square foot mega-basement
The lid has been lifted on one of the biggest basements in the capital.