Design & project delivery boss Shona Patel reviews crucial trends from one of the world's leading real estate industry get-togethers - including some interesting insights about the luxury sector.
Luxury brokerage hires Savills associate director for country lettings push
Recent UK Sotheby’s International Realty recruit George Duff previously led Savills’ Cobham lettings operation.
Opinion: Winkworth boss Dominic Agace on why stamp duty should be abolished
Agency boss met Shadow Chancellor Sir Mel Stride MP at the firm's Pimlico office this week to discuss the need for change.
America’s biggest property portal to open up pre-market listings
Major US brokerages back Zillow move to surface 'coming soon' listings to its enormous audience.
Christie’s International Real Estate targets Tokyo
Hokkaido-based affiliate makes a play for the capital’s fast-growing luxury market as currency dynamics boost overseas buying power.
On Leasehold Reform: What the big shake-up could mean for prime property investors
Following publication of the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill earlier this year, lawyers Kate Stockdale & Michael Ellis assess the likely impact on ground rents, ownership structures and investor…
New-build Wimbledon mansion to go under the hammer
Near-8,000 sq ft trophy home is due to star in Allsop's third sale of 2026.
MIPIM Debrief: A prime resi specialist’s key takeaways from Cannes in 2026
Design & project delivery boss Shona Patel reviews crucial trends from one of the world's leading real estate industry get-togethers - including some interesting insights about the luxury sector.
Ballymore JV secures £179.5mn for 52-storey East London tower
Financing will support the delivery of 434 new homes on the Isle of Dogs.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 11, 2026
The capital's deal drought continues.
‘Hundreds’ of luxury London flats set for sale after £2bn lender collapse
Around 250 property companies with assets across PCL now under administration.
$1bn & counting: Inside Manhattan’s ‘most successful’ luxury new development
PrimeResi gets a first look at the ultra-prime West Village scheme quietly racking up record-breaking deals.
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.
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When we had a stamp duty holiday in 2021, we didn’t see significant price growth in London but we did see increased transactions
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.
Westminster tightens construction rules for developers
Updated code introduces zero-emission machinery targets and stronger neighbour protections.
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.
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.
Top-performing PCL agents generated ‘as much as £5mn’ in fees last year, claims luxury brokerage
High-profile firm reports £1.63bn in sales and lifts lid on individual broker earnings following major recruitment drive.
London’s first Park Hyatt-branded residences set for launch this year
Sales team behind Twenty Grosvenor Square and The Whiteley gearing up to market 103 luxury apartments in Nine Elms.
Vabel picks sales agents for flagship Bayswater scheme
DDRE Global & Savills will launch apartments at Vabel Townhouse later this Spring.
RBKC planning systems back online after cyber attack
Council begins tackling backlog of around 1,700 planning applications after four-month shutdown.
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Savills says top-end country house prices are 'starting to stabilise' after their post-pandemic correction, flagging particularly strong demand from American buyers...
International property news
Buyer secures Dubai’s third most expensive apartment
The big-ticket off-plan deal comes amid escalating regional tensions.
London property tied to Iranian elites worth £200mn, report claims
'The scale and nature of these acquisitions raise serious questions about how the UK’s anti-money-laundering framework allowed this to happen over a period of many years,' says Transparency International.
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?'
London named ‘Europe’s best city’ in new ranking
Analysis puts UK capital ahead of Paris and Berlin as urban hubs compete for talent, visitors and investment.
Fine & Country expands into South America
Uruguay launch 'marks a pivotal moment in Fine & Country’s global journey,' says top-end estate agency.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Orly Lehmann
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interview: Michael S. Liebowitz on Douglas Elliman’s global push – and what brokers need to know about today’s UHNW clients
The US brokerage chief on what American and European markets can learn from each other, choosing the right local partners and London’s role as a global hub.
IWD2026: Prime resi industry leaders on the moments that changed everything
To mark International Women’s Day, senior figures from across the sector reflect on the decisions, risks & pivots that shaped their lives & careers - from ‘sliding doors’ moments to leaps of faith.
Interview: Inside Strutt & Parker’s big bet on a ‘hybrid’ broker model
Exclusive: Sales chief Claire Reynolds explains how the agency's new brokerage will operate alongside traditional offices, what the move could unlock, and what it says about the industry’s evolution.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with DDRE’s Oliver Ingles
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
Lanserring’s Weishaupt joins Project London & Cor Domi as MD
Design-and-build group installs new boss as it scales internationally.
Property developer frames Battersea scheme with art fair partnership
London Square is using the Affordable Art Fair to accentuate interior design notes at the nearby Ransome's Wharf, and to champion International Women's Day.
Book Now: Exhibition celebrates the ‘Rockstar of the English Baroque’
Vanbrugh: The Drama of Architecture runs from 4th March – 28th June 2026 at Sir John Soane's Museum in London.
‘Our task was to act as both storyteller & swordsmith’: On reuniting two Belgravia townhouses into a grand family home
Tiam Architects walk us through a big project on Chester Row.
In Pictures: Centre Point apartment ‘channels the spirit of a New York penthouse through the lens of British artistry’
Interior design firm A.London showcases a private commission in Almacantar's landmark PCL development.
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Prime London 25: Introducing a PrimeResi Special Report
The evolution of London's luxury property market, 2000-2025: Our 75-page report charts a truly transformative period for both the property market & the prime residential industry.
Charted: The evolution of London’s prime property market, 2000-2025
Exclusive LonRes data reveal which parts of the capital’s prime property market have seen the most significant price growth over the last 25-years.
Seismic Shifts, 2000-2025: The global events that moved the needle on London’s prime property market
Cathy Hawker explores how the fluctuating fortunes of Prime Central London can be tied to major international economic events of the past 25 years.
Rise of the Broker: How the business of prime London agency has changed since 2000
Alexandra Goss charts the changing face of luxury property agency over the last 25 years, from the mainstreaming of buying agents & the introduction of private offices, to the rise of independent brokers.
Smart Home Market: How luxury property agents embraced the digital age
Ruth Bloomfield explores the new gadgets & technological leaps that have shaped London’s prime property sector since the turn of the millennium – including portals, smartphones & social media.
LonRes founders Carrington & Payne on 25 years in the prime London property arena
A personal view of how Prime Central London has evolved since the turn of the century, by William Carrington & Anthony Payne - who founded LonRes in the year 2000.
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