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Germans snap up Kensington Roof Gardens for £225m
London’s celebrity party haunt Kensington Roof Gardens has been sold to the German Conley family for a £225m.
Tube bosses may turn London’s first skyscraper into flats
As the Great Gatsby fanfare rolls into town, one of London’s iconic 1920s Art Deco buildings seems to be out on the prowl for some new upmarket residents.
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How much of London Qatar REALLY owns - in pictures
Harrods and The Shard were just the beginning for the mega-rich emirate…
Sneak peek inside Shoreditch’s new development plans
Shoreditch could be getting a mega makeover in 2014
Revealed: The stunning views of London from the top of the Shard
We take a tour of London’s tallest skyscraper
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The new skyscrapers set to tower over London
The Shard and Cheesegrater are so passé. Check out the London skyline of the future
London speaks: What do you think of the Shard?Video
As the Shard is inaugurated with a dazzling laser show on Thursday, we ask Londoners and tourists what they really think of it
Was buying Battersea Power Station for £400m a bargain or a bad-buy?
Having worked with the iconic site before, property expert Ed Mead remains sceptical about the deal announced last night
Battersea Power Station: The thwarted £5bn plan and what happens next
It’s one of our most iconic buildings, yet it’s been a bête noir since its first sale in 1983. Could this be its year?
Harry Handelsman: The man who gave St Pancras back to London
The St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel is one year old. Its story is one of blood, sweat and tears, and the dogged determination of a non-Londoner who until this project, renovated lofts
Mead on property: Commercial property - investment pariah or paradise?
Traditionally the reserve of pension funds, commercial property might soon become the next trend in investment
Postcode en vogue: The changing face of MayfairVideo
Its retail rents are breaking records at £1,000 per square foot. What’s driving Mayfair’s headrush of super-luxury? Will it last? And are commercial property prices squeezing out Mayfair’s traditional business residents?
The Mayfair effect: The boom is back
While the eurozone crisis continues to wreak havoc, the Central London office market seems as buoyant as ever, says property specialist Anthony Lorenz
The property doctor: How to protect against the unforeseen expense of dilapidations?
You’re doubtless already battling spiralling London rents and painful business rates. But business tenants often miss that other bane of commercial property rental: dilapidations, which can cost a huge amount when you move. Property guru Anthony Lorenz explains how to avoid the charges.
The big awkward property question: can London’s new skyscrapers fill their floors?
The truth behind the stars of London’s skyline
Postcode en vogue: Shoreditch - the new Bond Street?
Luxury brands are flocking to Shoreditch. Is it too late to ride the area’s wave of property investment?
Oxford Street and Bond Street now 60 per cent foreign-owned – should we care?
Overseas investment in iconic London streets has rocketed in the last five years. Why? And does it matter?
Anthony Lorenz: But does business love London?
Soaring rents should put off many businesses wanting a London base, but location is still everything to them
London estates lack lofty ambition
Out of the five controlling central London, only one is prepared to reach for the sky with its future building plans
