London Property News
CapitalRise backs Holborn office-to-resi conversion
A property developer has secured a £6.7m loan to help fund the transformation of a former office building in Holborn into eight luxury flats.
Prime London ‘buying frenzy’ cuts price discounts & sales times
Q4 saw the average prime London property price rise by 3.6%, according to Coutts bank, taking it back to roughly the level seen just before the pandemic struck the UK.
Dealwatch: What’s been selling in 2021 so far?
After the heavy turbulence of 2020, the industry returned from the festive break hopeful for a smoother ride in 2021; high-profile agencies were predicting big things for sales volumes and portals reported…
Ranked: London’s home-selling hotspots
There are six London boroughs where more than one in 25 homes are currently listed for sale.
Speedy sell-out at ‘ultra-boutique’ Mayfair resi scheme
Buyers picked up all six of the units at GPE's 14 Brook Street within 12 weeks of the sales launch - with some relying on video and virtual viewings alone...
Battersea Power Station & Savills heavyweights join boutique buying agency
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hutton & Charlie Bubear bolster the acquisition firm founded by their respective partners, Catherine Hutton & Alice Bubear, as it branches out into development consultancy and PCL sales.
What’s happened to property prices in London’s Golden Postcodes?
The average price paid in Prime Central London has fallen by 10% since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic - but some enclaves have seen dramatic prices rise.
Average London house price tops £500k for the first time
The pace of property price inflation picked up dramatically towards the end of last year, according to the latest official UK HPI
Forget macro-economics – the key driver in the property market is much simpler…
Rather than politics, currency fluctuations or legislation changes, the market’s sustained performance is actually being underpinned by an innate desire for progress in our lives, writes Giles Barrett...
Pont Street triplex fetches record price after sparking three-way bidding war
The fine example of Pont Street Dutch, once owned by the Sisley design dynasty, achieved over £4,700 per square foot - even without outside space...
Investor swoops on £35m Mayfair scheme
London & Monaco developer REDD sells its entire 82 Mount Street scheme to a bulk buyer within days of the off-plan sales launch.
Inside No.1 Palace Street: Northacre reveals two show apartments opposite Buckingham Palace
In Pictures: PrimeResi takes a tour of the two contrasting marketing units at one of London's most-anticipated luxury developments.