Frederick Close, W2 is our May Mews Property of the Month, selected by our Lettings department. Nestled in the heart of one of W2’s most desirable mews streets, Frederick Close offers a rare blend of historic charm and modern elegance. Originally known as Frederick Mews until its renaming in 1934, this picturesque location owes its […]

It has, in many ways, been a winter of disgruntlement. But just as there are early signs of Spring emerging from the dark days, there is a feeling in the prime property market that it really isn’t as bad as all that. “It’s a tricky market,” comments Billy Harvey, head of sales at Lurot Brand, “but it’s more positive than the headlines suggest. The economy is improving, interest rates are falling. We’re seeing many clients who are saying ‘let’s get on with it’.”

We’ve become used to instability in recent years – and the current political and economic crises are the latest to make buyers and vendors take stock. Zoe Dare Hall looks at how the prime London market is poised as the year nears its end…

First coined in the Latin epic poem, the Aeneid, the phrase ‘timeo Danaos et dona ferentes’ means beware Greeks bearing gifts and relates to how the wooden horse was used to attack the Trojans.

With a new PM, a new King and a currency in freefall, it’s time again for seismic change. But in London’s property market, such uncertainty is good news for some.

A summer of rising inflation, fuel and energy prices soaring and the cost of living crisis, has turned us into a nation of number-crunchers. So what does it all mean for London’s prime property market?

There have been many entrepreneurs who have built their empires from their mews. Read the one-to-one interview with Antoine Lurot, Founder & Chairman - Lurot Brand.

The return to the city is fuelling high demand for houses in London. But vendors need to be careful which agent they choose…

Regular contributor to the Sunday Times and FT, Zoe Dare Hall provides an update on London's prime property market.

Why the Mews are the happy medium for post-pandemic London by Zoe Dare Hall. When, exactly 50 years ago, Lurot Brand began selling mews houses in central London, they were far from in vogue.

“Some prime London agents are shouting ‘recovery’ from the rafters lately, and there have been some groundbreaking sales to back them up.” So says Zoe Dare Hall of The Telegraph, writing in the spring edition of Mews News.

When a property sits on the market and fails to sell, where does the fault rest? Is it with the agent for failing to fulfill their obligation to make the sale? Or, does the blame rest with the seller or even with the potential buyers?

Whether you enjoyed the hot weather or sweltered unhappily in London’s 35 degree plus temperatures, there’s no denying that London property sales suffered something of a meltdown in the recent heatwave.

When the owners of a property in Cranley Mews – a street featured in the hit BBC TV series McMafia – wanted to move on, they naturally asked Lurot Brand to handle the sale. Their confidence in us as mews specialists was amply rewarded when our marketing department achieved the syndication of their story to […]

As the go-to experts for London’s exclusive mews marketplace, Lurot Brand’s General Manager James Robinson and Head of Lettings Lyndsey Schiffer are uniquely qualified to reflect on last year’s property highs and lows and let us know what to expect in 2018. Read on for their perception of the London property market.