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Firing Up: Battersea Power Station breaks ground as sales hit £685m
We've all become used to BoJo breaking new ground on a regular basis, but this morning he was joined by David Cameron and the Prime Minister of Malaysia to literally do so at the colossal Battersea Power…
Mayfair is Missing campaign given the boot
Flemings Hotel's "Mayfair Back in the Game" campaign to reinstate Mayfair on the Monopoly board, backed by the impressive likes of PrimeResi contributor Peter Wetherell and MP Mark Field, has been shut…
On the Verges: Prime regional markets bottom out
After nearly six years in the doldrums, there are strong indications that the UK's regional markets are on the road to recovery.
Labour’s 2015 prospects driving foreign buyers away – W.A.Ellis
Fears of a Labour win in 2015's General Election, and the subsequent likelihood of a mansion tax being installed, are already putting off some super-rich foreign buyers, according to W.A.Ellis.
The Comeback Bid: The return of bidding wars and the sealed bid
The sealed bid is making a comeback in London as a "severe shortage of homes" drives bidding frenzies for family homes and Zone One one-beds, according to Cluttons.
Riverlight leads the “dramatic transformation” of Nine Elms
The first new development to regenerate the much vaunted Nine Elms area around Battersea Power Station - St James's 802-unit Riverlight scheme - was topped out this morning by none other than Boris Johnson.
Bumper month for PCL as average prices breach £1.5m
Average property prices in prime central London hurtled through the £1.5m barrier in May, according new research by London Central Portfolio.
Letter from the Home Counties
Write off the summer market at your peril. July is the new June, says Julian Amos...
In Search of Tyburnia: The prime property hotspot you’ve never heard of
So it turns out that not many people had heard of "Tyburnia" until a few days ago.
Masterpiece Midsummer Party
Gladrags and wallets at the ready: It's the Masterpiece Midsummer Party in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care tonight (2nd July).
The Hopeful Continent: A field guide to Africa’s residential property markets
In only ten years, the Economist has revised its definition of Africa from “the hopeless continent” to the “hopeful continent”.
The World in London (part four): Shaping the future of London
Overseas wealth continues to play a considerable role in shaping the city, says Yolande Barnes in the final part of Savills' World in London report.