Prime Is An Island: How the prime locations of London have evolved

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Industry veterans William Carrington & Rupert des Forges tell the fascinating story of how London's premier postcodes have changed over the past few decades, and share their unique insight into the demands of today’s prime buyer...

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William Carrington & Rupert des Forges

William Carrington, Chairman of LonRes & Rupert des Forges, Partner and Head of Prime Central London Developments, Knight Frank at LonRes, Knight Frank

William Carrington co-founded LonRes.com in 2000. A subscription-only service providing real-time data for estate agents, relocation agents, valuers and surveyors operating in the London area, Lonres.com owns the largest archive of sales and lettings transactions in central London and further provides tailored data and research analytics to its customers. William is a director of CLEA Ltd, which publishes the London Magazine, and is a consultant to Boston Radford Chartered Surveyors. He has nearly 30 years’ experience in the central London residential market and is known to all of London’s best agents. He commutes to and from Northumberland every week.

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