Tycoon’s court battle shines spotlight on one of Kensington’s most remarkable mansions
A landmark residence on Kensington Gore has found itself in the media glare again this week, but what's the real story behind this extraordinary slice of high Victoriana...
How Norman Shaw’s Albert Hall Mansions helped open the door to apartment living in London
Paul Latham explains how the great Scottish architect brought ‘the Parisian mode of life’ to an aspiring middle class in Victorian London, by combining picturesque romance with orderliness...
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In Pictures: Capability Brown’s Hampton Court mansion offered for sale or rent
The storied Prestbury House near Hampton Court is being marketed as "an outstanding lockdown pad", for sale at £6.5m or to rent at £4,500 per week.
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‘Incredibly rare’ trophy asset comes to market in Kensington for £50 million
“It is incredibly rare for an unbroken freehold block of this scale and stature to become available in such a prime location," says Knight Frank of Allen House, which offers the prospect of a significant…
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High-profile firm reports £1.63bn in sales and lifts lid on individual broker earnings following major recruitment drive.
Top brokers assess the Iran conflict’s effect on global prime property markets
Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.
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Knight Frank names three new Proprietary Partners
Knightsbridge lettings head Arya Salari, capital markets specialist Eddie Thomas and lease advisory lead James Thistle step up.
Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
£10mn Notting Hill project offers chance to create ‘one of the area’s great homes’
Rare unmod Ladbroke Grove townhouse with communal garden access and basement planning comes to market.
Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
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FT: ‘We’re past the $200mn threshold’ – the rise of super-super prime property
'How much is mere showboating listing,' asks FT journalist Mark Ellwood - 'and how much higher can prices for single private properties actually be pushed?'
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Ten Years On: Assessing the ‘profound effect’ of the second home stamp duty surcharge
'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.
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Buyer secures Dubai’s third most expensive apartment
The big-ticket off-plan deal comes amid escalating regional tensions.
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Savills buys major real estate investment bank Eastdil
The deal is one of the biggest in Savills' history.
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