Model makeovers
Fashion shoots, hired Bentleys, new kitchens… There are no half measures when it’s time to sell, says Zoe Dare Hall
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Top tips for house sale success
Get the pricing right, have your paperwork in order and proceed with caution if you want to sell in this unusual market by Jayne Dowle
London property investment: redrawing the Monopoly map
Forget Mayfair, Park Lane and Piccadilly. A new wave of investors is redrawing London’s real-life Monopoly map. Christopher Middleton learns how to load the dice in your favour.
Evening Standard
Bayswater’s £500 million makeover
A mystery Brunei billionaire is investing £500 million into transforming Queensway. The once grand Bayswater throughfare is set to become the Covent Garden of west London, with new apartments, refurbished luxury homes and a retail boulevard. By David Spittles
Central London shrugs off Lehman legacy
The collapse of Lehman Brothers, five years ago this weekend, had an immediate impact on a UK property market already reeling from the failure of Northern Rock a year earlier. By Tanya Powley
International Herald Tribune
$73 Million Penthouse With Views of Big Ben
The location of the penthouse apartment is one of London’s most desirable says Nicola Venning
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong investors snap up older properties in London hotspots
Wealthy Hongkongers are among those buying to renovate and rent, or sell on to other Asians. by Richard Warren
On the scent of a secret hideaway home
Secret homes with lush gardens lurk in city centres, says Lauren Thompson.
Yours Faithfully
Demand is growing for high-end homes built or adapted to meet the religious needs of their owners. By Graham Norwood.
Royal Ascent
London’s historic St James’s quarter is ripe for investment, reports Lucy Warwick-Ching
