London Property News
Required Reading: Coronavirus & property taxes
Some pretty significant changes have been happening to the property tax regime of late, and with transaction timescales now all over the place, Fiona Poole & Dominic Condé-Cole condense the issues and …
Back to School: Nine key themes to watch in the weeks ahead
There is a palpable frisson in the newly re-opened London market, write Richard & Sophie Rogerson, but significant challenges lie await as we enter uncharted territory...
In Pictures: Grosvenor finalises Cundy Street plan
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has finalised its plan for the controversial redevelopment of the Cundy Street Quarter in Belgravia, sharing a revamped proposal after 12 months of banter with locals and three…
Why Prime London can withstand a ‘Black Swan’ event
The Prime London property market is usually first out of the downturn and could be in line for a strong recovery when the current crisis abates, says fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater...
‘The London market is bouncing like a spring lamb, but keep your feet on the ground and don’t always follow the herd’
Reassured by safety in numbers, househunters have flocked back to the market at the same time, writes buying agent Guy Meacock - but they now face a very different landscape...
Church floats surgery-to-mansion development on Connaught Square
A planning application to return a Grade II listed townhouse on Connaught Square to residential use has not gone down well with locals.
Power Lines: London’s new Zone 1 neighbourhood ‘will come of age’ in 2021
Around 5,000 new homes have been built in VNEB (Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea) over the last five years, and another 7,000 are due to be delivered in the next five..
Why 2020 is looking like a year for determined purchasers
The London market should grow in confidence as more buyers decide to hop off the fence, but don’t expect the up-tick in demand to be matched by an increase in supply, warns Saul Empson...
Prime London stock levels drying up as new instructions halve
Most areas have seen new listings fall by over 50% since the height of the market in 2014, reports Coutts
First Look: Touring a £30m Mayfair penthouse with an ‘unparalleled’ roof terrace
Marking one of the first big-ticket instructions of 2020, this 'one of a kind' apartment on Stratton Street comes with a 1,600 square foot terrace overlooking Green Park...
‘One in 50’ London homes is ‘used as a short let’
New research has found 108,102 Airbnb-style short-let listings in London. Of these, 73,549 were listed as entire homes.
Knightsbridge mega-mansion deal agreed at over £200m
Chinese property tycoon set to acquire private palace on Rutland Gate for a record-breaking sum