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The Westminster Constitution: The Hyde Park Estate
Making sense of Westminster's mercurial micro-markets, Martin Bikhit analyses the fortunes of Tony Blair's illustrious stomping ground - the Hyde Park Estate and Connaught Village...
London’s penthouse stock hits £1bn – CBRE
The aggregate value of penthouse apartments currently being sold in the capital has punched through the £1bn ceiling, according to the latest research from CBRE.
Room at the Top: Strong start for London search and acquisition firm Totalis Prestige
There’s room at the top of London’s prime property market for another major player, according to the co-founder of search and acquisition specialist Totalis Prestige.
New immigration laws to tackle “beds in sheds”
"Tough" measures that will see lettings agents take a front-line role in tackling immigration, announced in yesterday’s (8 May 2013) Queen’s Speech, have not gone down well in the industry (read what…
Turner & Townsend to project manage Battersea’s first phase
Construction managers Turner & Townsend have been given the nod to oversee delivery of Battersea Power Station's Circus One first phase.
London: Multi-millionaire (but not millionaire or billionaire) capital of the world
More multi-millionaires call London home than any other city, although there are more billionaires in New York, and more millionaires in Tokyo, according to new research by WealthInsight.
Office Politics: Most of central London exempt from new permitted development rights
Areas in seventeen local authorities - including vast swathes of central London - have been exempted from new rights that make it easier to convert offices into resi, due to "exceptional economic circumstances".
Commuter Belters: The changing shape of a nation
As a batch of fast-tracked projects promise to expand the capital's "Magic Circle" into new territories, Tom Hudson takes stock of the current commuter conundrum...
Boles has grand designs on more self-building
The Planning Minister has challenged local councils to step-up to help boost housebuilding by finding land for local self-builders to build their "Grand Design.
Alchemi wins approval for SW1 resi conversion
Alchemi's plans to convert 55 Victoria Street from offices into 54 apartments (with a bit of retail on the ground floor) have been approved by Westminster Council, despite the designs being recommended…
Bridgebank bags £100m from Pamplona
Bridgebank Capital has bagged a new line of funding up to £100m from investment managers Pamplona Capital Management.
New Head of New Homes for Marsh & Parsons
Siobhan Staunton has joined Marsh & Parsons as Head of New Homes, based in Kensington.