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Westminster’s Super-Home Squeeze: PCL council moves to limit the size of new homes
Westminster lays out tough new affordable housing regime and reacts to 'global demand for super-size properties' by proposing a 150 square metre cap as part of its ambitious 20-year strategy
Inspector backs RBKC plans to limit amalgamations and super-sized units
Planning Inspector deems the Royal Borough's Local Plan Partial Review to be generally 'sound', including policies to limit the size of amalgamations and restrict the number of 'very large' units in new-build…
Talking Heads: Could Westminster’s latest policy shift reshape the PCL landscape forever?
As Westminster Council moves to limit the size of new homes to 150 square metres - the latest in a series of policy changes designed to temper the super-prime sector - we asked some of the most experienced…
Westminster unveils ambitious 20-year housing plan; confirms move to block new mansions & skyscrapers
Westminster Council has published a raft of new policies designed to make the Prime Central London borough more liveable, better for businesses, and more sustainable, opening its City Plan 2019-2040 up…
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Super-prime agency lines up brokerage model expansion
UPDATED: 'This is not a shift towards scale, nor an attempt to mirror larger brokerage platforms... it is a natural extension of our boutique approach', says Beauchamp boss Gary Hersham.
Campions acquires boutique PCL agency Aston Chase
Estate agency group steps up expansion with addition of established Prime Central and North West London operator.
Luxury brokerage recruits two high-flying West London specialists
Euan Rollo was previously a Director at Savills in Notting Hill; Adam Andersson Broholm was a Partner with Knight Frank in Chiswick.
Knight Frank expands remit for van Straubenzee amid Middle East push
Private Office co-head to lead regional growth alongside global role
Savills reports flurry of £10mn-plus country deals
Agency tucks away £112mn worth of super-prime country piles as HNW buyers make their move.
Sales hit halfway mark at luxury Kensington scheme
Residence One says its Allen House project has 'consistently outperformed other schemes'
In Pictures: Berkeley launches ‘jewel in the crown’ at King’s Road Park
Flagship phase of SW London regen scheme to deliver 143 apartments across two Foster + Partners-designed buildings.
$550mn Monaco deal could set new global home sale record
Details surface around a transaction in the principality’s ultra-prime Mareterra enclave that would rank among the largest ever recorded.
Nearly 1,700 PCL homes relisted or repriced as sellers struggle to secure buyers
AgentWise analysis finds 790 Prime Central London homes back on the market and a further 893 with reduced asking prices; Marylebone, Kensington and Chelsea among the most affected areas.
The Wealth Report 2026: ‘We are witnessing one of the most significant shifts in global wealth distribution in modern history’
Eight big themes, six key takeaways & a digest of super-rich numbers from Knight Frank's flagship research offering.
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London’s super-prime status ‘under pressure’ as Tokyo & Dubai lead global house price growth
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