How the prime central London market actually works: the off-market, flagship retail, buying through a family office, the tax and the neighbourhoods, and what an adviser does and does not do. Written by Aldo Attanasio d’Aponte.
Most of the best homes in prime central London sell without ever being advertised. How off-market deals happen, why sellers prefer them and how a buyer gets in.
Moving from the United States to London? How the housing market, timelines, taxes and neighbourhoods differ, and how a buyer-side adviser simplifies the move.
A buyer’s guide to Belgravia, London: the garden squares, Grosvenor leaseholds, high streets, prices and how to find the homes that are never advertised.
How capital gains tax works on UK residential property in 2026/27: rates, the annual exemption, main residence relief, non-resident rules and 60-day reporting.
In advisory work, the meaningful measure is not the first instruction but the fifth. What repeat mandates reveal about an adviser, and what to look for.
London is the natural first international market for many European brands. What draws them, what they consistently get wrong, and how the process differs from home.
The best retail units in London are never advertised. A step-by-step account of how a flagship consolidation on Old Bond Street was actually put together.
An honest account of what retail property advisory involves across a lease lifecycle, what it costs, and the situations where you are better off without it.
Most retail agents are paid by landlords. Why acting exclusively for occupiers changes the advice you get, and what to ask any agent before instructing them.
In prime central London, the most important property deals are never advertised. How the off-market really works — and why discretion is an advantage, not a courtesy.
A flagship store is a brand statement, not a square-footage decision. How luxury houses choose between Bond Street, Sloane Street and Mayfair — and why the address does the talking.
For a family office, a London property is never just a property. On coordinating acquisition with the trust, the tax position and the private bank — and why coherence is the real value.
