London Property News
Buyers are flocking to the ends of London’s commuter lines
In a reversal of last year's trend, new Rightmove data tells us that TfL Zone 6 has seen the biggest increase in property demand, while Zone 1 has seen the smallest rise compared to last year.
Behind the Schemes: A luxury lockdown makeover in Notting Hill, via Zoom
Logistical challenges posed by Covid-19 are causing headaches for firms all over the world, but many are finding that it’s entirely possible to work remotely and deliver physically.
More spent on super-prime homes in London this year than last, despite the pandemic
Knight Frank reports that £1.13bn was spent on £10m+ homes in London in the first eight months of this year - 16% more than the £977.5m recorded in 2019.
Post-lockdown activity surge continues in Prime London
New instructions have been running at double the levels of last year and more properties have been going under offer, but transaction volumes are taking a while to catch up...
America’s corner of Regent’s Park could smash London’s house price record
Negotiations are reportedly underway over the future of Winfield House, the official residence of the United States ambassador to the Court of St James’s, with Donald Trump said to be taking a keen in…
Rents rise in the prime commuter belt but fall in London, as tenants ‘make real lifestyle changes as a result of Covid-19’
Savills has revised its prime rental price forecasts. Prime London rents are now expected to fall by 3% this year, with inflation of +7.6% over the next five years
Resi developer sought for two major East London sites
The London Legacy Development Corporation is on the hunt for a Joint Venture partner to deliver £600m of residential-led developments across two sites at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, …
In Pictures: Christian Candy lifts the lid on 80 Holland Park
25-unit scheme on the northern flank of Holland Park - billed as the tycoon’s ‘most significant resi development since One Hyde Park’ - is finally finished and ready to go...
In Pictures: One of Mayfair’s original mansions lists at £54.5m
14,500 square foot stonker on Upper Grosvenor Street was built in 1732, and packs one of the biggest private swimming pools in PCL...
Taylor Wimpey buys Telereal Trillium’s £80m Fish Island site
UK property giant Telereal Trillium has offloaded a 1.5 acre resi development site in Hackney Wick, East London, to housebuilder Taylor Wimpey.
Mayfair’s most expensive new-build: Two-for-one glass mansion pitched at £50m
A pair of hidden glass houses in Mayfair are being offered for sale at £25m a-piece, with the option of combining them to create a palatial £50m mansion.
Lowndes Square fixer-upper could be ‘one of the premier new-build houses in central London’
UHNW buyers offered ‘totally unique opportunity’ to create a 15,000 square foot trophy mansion on the prestigious Knightsbridge garden square.