Location: United Kingdom
Commercial Break: What to consider when converting excess office space to resi
Permitted development rights are in hot debate as the Government attempts to reform the planning system, deliver more housing and build the UK out of the Coronavirus crisis, with questions remaining over…
The view from inside north London’s Russian quarter
In a piece originally published in 2018, veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn explains why oligarchs first started buying in Hampstead & Highgate, and the impact of tensions, sanctions and currency fluctuations…
International buyer splashes nearly £13m on two Chelsea Waterfront apartments
Blockbuster deal involved two of the biggest units at CK Asset Holding's top-end Thames-side scheme...
Unmod & unlisted Little Venice mansion pitched at £9.8m
5,300 square foot project sits on a corner plot opposite the Regent’s Canal.
Cornish hotel acquired for prime resi scheme
Acquisition of Treglos Hotel near Padstow demonstrates strong appetite for exploring alternative uses, says Savills
Development land values could be in for a ‘sharp rebound’
PCL, greenfield and urban brownfield development land values all fell in Q2, reports Knight Frank, but indicators point to a pick-up post-lockdown...
153 $10m+ sales worth $3.2bn: How the world’s super-prime markets fared under lockdowns
Activity may have plunged, but global super-prime property markets "outperformed expectations" under lockdown, reports Knight Frank, with 153 sales going through above $10m since March.
Wired: Russia blazed a trail for Chinese oligarchs to nab London property
"Most of the capital’s prime property is now bought by wealthy Chinese," writes journalist Chris Stokel-Walker for Wired magazine, and "you can't move in London for Russian oligarchs."
Incredible former rectory in Clerkenwell fetches over £7m
Benchmark-setting East End deal completes mid-Covid...
Trio of Bayswater buildings offered up for £16m
‘Rarely do we see an asset with such potential come to market’, says agency
Place in Society: On loneliness & the role of real estate
The industry can learn many things from the last few months, writes Sara Bailey, including how buildings can help alleviate the problem of loneliness in our communities.
Plans go in for Grosvenor’s South Molton Triangle ‘pedestrian first’ reboot
Grosvenor has submitted a planning application for the South Molton Triangle, pitching to transform "a historic, but underused part of North Mayfair" into a "pedestrian first" enclave.