Location: United Kingdom
Design For Life: London School of Architecture opens
After years of planning, the London School of Architecture has opened for applications.
Sales volumes slip; prices rise – Land Registry
The number of £1m+ property sales has fallen by 4% compared to the same time last year - significantly less than the 11% drop in overall transactions - while average house prices have risen by 6.
£75m Off: £100m Bishops Avenue mansion ‘sells for knock-down £25m’
Heath Hall, dubbed "the most expensive house listed on the open market" when it came on for £100m back in 2011, has apparently just been sold for £25m.
Rokstone hires Sotheby’s man
Prime London agency Rokstone has hired Sotheby’s International Realty's Huw George as its new Sales Manager.
Thackeray Estate scores £24.5m cross-London portfolio
The Thackeray Estate has acquired three chunky sites across south London with a gross development value of £24.
Henry & James recruits new Chelsea boss
Henry & James has hired a new Director for its Chelsea office.
48% of London basement builds fail safety checks
Almost half of domestic basement projects across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and parts of Westminster failed unannounced safety checks during a two-day crackdown by the Health and…
Tax hike & election uncertainty dampen prime London house prices
Prime London property prices dropped in a touch in the first three months of 2015 , says Savills, continuing an adjustment that saw prices fall by 2.
£2.73m: ‘Mansion’ Miliband tops party leader property stakes
Someone's just worked out that Ed Miliband would be the only party leader currently required to pay the proposed Mansion Tax.
The Waiting Game: Why HNW buyers are holding out for any result in May
The 7th May cannot come soon enough, says Will Hollest, as pre-election uncertainty is driving buyers at the top-end of the property market to hunker down and wait for a result, any result.
Teen Wealth: ‘Often we’re advising children on property purchases’, says top Christie’s broker
One of London's top property consultants has been lifting the lid on his dealings with super-rich Russian buyers in the capital, some of whom can apparently be as young as sixteen years of age.
Clapham Grand: Galliard unveils ‘Tudor’ conversion scheme in SW London
Galliard has pulled the curtains back on its latest project, the redevelopment of a prominent office building just off Clapham Common.