Canaletto review – a utopia with its head in the clouds

City Road, London EC1
With its private bar, cinema and pool, London’s latest skyscraper aims to be a new blueprint for communal living. But why does it act as if its neighbours aren’t there?

Qatar wins approval to turn US embassy in London into hotel

Westminster council accepts plan to build 137-room hotel in Grade II-listed building in Grosvenor Square

House prices fall in London’s luxury postcodes

Oil price, stamp duty and Brexit fears cause drop in areas such as Notting Hill and Hampstead but market rises elsewhere

The Hidden Value in Mayfair’s Hidden Village

Mayfair is fast becoming London’s hottest prime residential market, with the average local property price now reaching £4.1 million. But is there anywhere left in Mayfair that has yet to reach its full development potential? According to a new report from local agents Pastor Real Estate, there could be a great deal of unrealised value … Read more

London luxury homebuilder warns of ‘challenging’ market conditions

Capco, which is redeveloping the site of Earls Court exhibition centre, sees shares fall amid concerns over a supply glut

Surreal estate: inside Margaret Thatcher’s Chester Square retreat

It’s received Ronald Reagan and other heads of state, and given its bombproof door perhaps other less savoury offerings, too