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Top-end buyers downsize in London as Dubai, Miami & French Riviera woo world’s wealthiest
Competition from other wealth centres, concerns about a Labour government & taxation worries have led billionaires to spend less & buy smaller homes in PCL this year, reports Beauchamp Estates.
Dwindling supply meets robust demand: Rupert des Forges on PCL’s luxury property squeeze
Those looking to secure a best-in-class new-build in the coming years will need to take an opportunistic yet strategic buying approach, writes Knight Frank's head of PCL developments.
Behind the Schemes: ‘Breathing new life’ into a Grade I Nash townhouse
Marek Wojciechowski Architects takes us through a reworking of the former home of science fiction novelist H.G. Wells, the firm's tenth project in Regent's Park.
Super-prime Bayswater deal sealed on election night
International buyer secured £12.5mn apartment overlooking Hyde Park while votes were still being counted.
The first 100 days: Oona Collins’ seven action points for a new leader
As Keir Starmer gears up to make his first moves as PM, top executive coach Oona Collins explains how leaders in the property sector can successfully navigate the early days of a new role.
‘Best-in-class’ freehold resi block in Knightsbridge offered for £28mn
The three townhouses and three mews buildings are currently arranged as 15 lateral apartments.
High-profile ex-Savills agent looks to shake up UK’s luxury homes market
Trevor Kearney launches US-style brokerage promising to 'rip up the rule book' on traditional commission agreements for top agency talent.
Ten standout London property sales from the first half of 2024
From a former embassy in Mayfair to a modernist super-home in Kensington, some extraordinary properties changed hands in H1 as HNW buyers shook off the pre-election jitters...
Starmer’s Cabinet: Who’s in charge of the economy & housing market?
Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner & Matthew Pennycook have a lot to do.
It’s complicated: Grosvenor’s sustainability director on EPCs & listed buildings
Sorting out ambiguities in the EPC system is an example of what the industry means when it calls for certainty from government, writes Ed Green.
Three agency chiefs on what the election result could mean for the Prime London property market
'The (surely) inevitable Labour victory has already been somewhat priced into the London residential market,' says Mark Pollack, concurring with Peter Wetherell, who suggests HNW clients have treated the…
Shaun Drummond: Comparing 2019 with today, you wouldn’t even know an election was on
The palpable sense of unease that gripped London's luxury property market in the lead-up to the last election has been noticeably absent this time around, reports Harrods Estates' head of resi.