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  • Is it high time to buy in super-prime London?

    Wealth

    London’s super-prime market has been suffering from a glut of supply in the wake of damaging decision-making from successive governments. Ali Lyon asks, is the tide beginning to turn? To take a walk down Mayfair’s historic Upper Grosvenor Street is to be confronted by a quiet, but dramatic, changing-of-the-guard afoot in one of London’s most [...]

    London's super-prime homes still cost less than they did in 2014 (Photo by Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
  • Rents near Elizabeth line stations rocket up a third since opening

    Property

    Rents for homes near recently-added Elizabeth line stations have shot up by more than a third since 2022 as the housing crisis in the capital continues to intensify. In some locations, prices have risen by more than 70 per cent as demand for well-connected properties soars, according to lettings software firm Goodlord. This rise outstrips [...]

    The Elizabeth Line has clocked up enough miles in its first three years to reach the moon and back 45 times, it has been revealed.
  • Rents in this part of London rose faster than anywhere else in the capital last year

    Property

    Shoreditch has claimed the crown as the most in-demand spot in the capital for renting, although the rate of increase still remains below 2022 levels. Rents in the trendy area, known for everything from tech start-ups to vintage clothes shops, climbed by 6.6 per cent per month in 2024. Across London as a whole, the [...]

    Rents in Shoreditch have soared in the past decade
  • A short history of leasehold, and why it’s taken so long to end the ‘feudal’ system

    July 20, 2024

    In the King’s Speech, the Government finally outlined plans to phase the “feudal” system out of England and Wales.  Here's why it took so long

  • Old Vauxhall MI5 spy school to be converted into luxury flats after sale

    June 18, 2024

    Firethorn Trust has purchased a landmark office in Vauxhall that was opened by the King and promised to convert it to residential flats in an off-market deal.

  • Yours for just £60m: New flats with private sauna and views of Hyde Park hit the market

    May 20, 2024

    A £500m apartment development which offers views of London's Hyde Park and Kensington Palace Gardens has released the final phase of luxury apartments available for purchase. 

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