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
Choosing Wisely: How to invest in central London property
What makes for a solid investment in the capital?
‘Last Time Buyers’ own 18% of Britain’s total housing value
There are 3.3 million "last time buyer" households in the Great Britain, owning homes with a combined value of £820bn.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Green light for Banda projects in Westminster and Chelsea
Edo Mapelli Mozzi's boutique developer Banda Property has been given the go-ahead for planning for two new prime central London sites: a Grade II building on Buckingham Gate and a property on Rawlings…
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.