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Interview: Mandarin Oriental’s Adelina Wong Ettelson on the rise of branded residences & five-star living
Continuing our series of interviews with women leaders in the world of property, PrimeResi speaks with Adelina Wong Ettelson, Global Head of Residences Marketing at Mandarin Oriental, finding out how the luxury hospitality brand plans to double its resi portfolio in the next five years, and what’s driving the surge in demand for hotel-style living in London – and around the world…
Redefining ‘Connection’: How resi building operators have retained a sense of community throughout the Covid crisis
Following the lessons learned over the last year, there will be increased demand for operators to put the health and well-being of their residents at the heart of their offering in future, writes Jade Leighton, Ekkist
Budget 2021: Stamp Duty holiday extended to September
As expected, Chancellor Sunak has extended the Stamp Duty holiday for a few months, taking a sensible (albeit steep) tapered approach to avoid the hard cut-off that’s caused so much angst over the last couple of months.
‘Unique’ proposition on Eaton Square asks £25m
Entire 1827 Cubitt mansion is currently divided up into apartments and being offered on an unusually long lease - The London Broker
Hedge fund chief ‘in talks’ to buy One Hyde Park penthouse for ‘about £110 million’
It’s being reported that one of the marquee units at Candy & Candy’s ten-year-old super-prime One Hyde Park scheme is about to sell for “about £110 million.
Required Reading: The Budget 2021 for HNWIs & business owners
The team at law firm Mishcon de Reya has trawled through HM Treasury’s Budget documents to come up with this digest of the key points for business owners and wealthy individuals…
2021 starts with a bang as buyers splash £500m on London’s £5m+ homes
Deals are continuing to flow in the capital’s high-end market, reports Savills.
New female property collective launched to address ‘stark’ lack of women in senior positions
Over 35 mentors have already signed up to the cross-sector initiative, from firms including Savills, Foxtons, CBRE & Great Portland Estates.
Foxtons buys Douglas & Gordon for £14.25m
D&G will continue to operate as a separate brand to Foxtons, with the existing management team remaining in place.
Wilben project pushes CapitalRise to £100m+ lending landmark
EXCLUSIVE: A project by Wilben Developments in Chelsea has taken luxury property finance platform CapitalRise to a lending milestone.