Main image: Mayfair in the 1940s (view along Aldford Street by Sba2)
Aristocrats lose their hold on Mayfair – but 30% of landlords are still ‘old money’
Mayfair's rental market 'has changed dramatically over the last 20 years' says Wetherell, as titled family landowners give way to professional investors and 'new money'
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US discharges Mayfair mansion block
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Grosvenor pledges to ‘alter perceptions’ after Mayfair poll
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Luxury London developer falls into administration
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Strutt & Parker recruits PCL heavyweight to head Knightsbridge & Belgravia office
Jonny Fieldman has moved from Knight Frank to lead Strutt's Sloane Street operation, as the agency continues a high-level hiring spree in the capital.
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Latest recruits take on key patches across South West, West and North London as agency presses on with rollout of its US-style broker model.
£500mn RBKC scheme ‘back on track’ after Ardmore collapse
Construction restarts on 462-home project under new main contractor as developer reports nearly £40mn of early off-plan sales.
Regent’s Park trophy home hits the market at £15mn
Grade I listed residence comes with views over the park and its famous boating lake - and towards one of the most expensive properties ever sold in the UK.
Knight Frank bolsters London-based Turkish team
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Deal sealed on £15mn Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead villa
The near-8,000 sq ft LA-style residence, described as the ‘epitome of minimalist cool’, went to a European family relocating to London.
Super-prime fit-out specialist eyes £100mn turnover amid resi push
130-year-old firm behind interiors at The Peninsula and The Londoner expands residential offering with three of London’s most anticipated luxury schemes in the works.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
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