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
Grosvenor Square described as "imposing" and "unwelcoming" in survey of 1,000 Londoners, with Mayfair seen by majority as "only for the affluent"
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Knight Frank & UK Sotheby’s land £25mn Ormeley Lodge instruction
Lady Annabel Goldsmith's 'exquisite' former home between Ham Common and Richmond Park comes to market after more than 50 years with the family.
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RedBook Agency & Taylor Howes collaborate on transformation of 5,500 sq ft duplex atop Lodha's super-prime scheme in Kensington, billed as 'one of London's most significant new luxury homes'.
Valouran promotes sales chief Leigh to partner
Industry veteran steps up at the luxury developer, where he oversees sales across a £4bn London portfolio.
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Social Circuit: UK Sotheby's, Enness Global and Lumley brought together professionals from the luxury property, finance and wider private client worlds for an afternoon of networking and entertainment.
Prime property price declines accelerate in ‘strong buyer’s market’
Savills expects 'increasingly cautious' London & regional top-ends to remain price sensitive in H2.
Agency duo buy well-known SW London firm
Brendan Wynne & Fraser Allen are consolidating the 33-year-old estate agency's multiple branches into a 'hub office' in central Richmond.
des Forges: ‘When the London market turns up, it turns fast’
In Pictures: Top agents and designers gather in Knightsbridge to discuss the capital's prospects & evolving HNW trends.
Global trophy homes go under the hammer in Mayfair
Concierge Auctions said £139mn in bids were placed during its latest London global sale at The Connaught, as buyers competed for homes from across the US and Europe.
Lord Snowdon’s former country retreat on the open market for first time in more than 500 years
In Pictures: An ancient house with high-society provenance seeks £3.95mn.
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