Welcome to Lees Associates’ regular look at the trends in the prime residential market, compiled from a selection of London’s leading real estate professionals and property experts. Please visit contributor websites for more information. In this edition, we look at:

• Why London still commands the highest premiums per square metre.

• The highs and lows of London’s prime property market

• Why wealthy buyers are looking for small apartments in the capital.

• Why there is little or no disruption in the prime housing market.

For the super-rich, one kitchen is rarely enough: as well as the family kitchen - which is often only used for making coffee - there is usually a back-of-house professional kitchen, where most meals are actually prepared. In such cases, the family’s chef will know their personal preferences and requirements better than even they do, which is why, when it comes to kitchens, we always take the detailed brief from the client’s chef.

They are known by estate agents as ‘difficult properties.’ These are the homes where many come to look, but no one wants to buy. They are the properties that lack that little something, which prevents potential customers from taking that next vital step. Finding the key to unlocking a property’s potential is our challenge when assisting agents who are, looking to demonstrate to potential buyers how properties could be transformed.

The world’s finest hotels and hospitality venues know that first impressions really do count – which is why they work hard to deliver style, finesse, but most all – distinctive good looks and stunning design.

What’s in your garage? For most of us, the short answer would be something along the lines of everything except the car. Piles of junk, a few tools perhaps and box loads of ‘bric-a-brac’, which should long ago have been consigned to the rubbish tip or local charity shop, would probably be on most people’s list – but for our high-net-worth clients it is a totally different story.

Cristian Tudose qualified as an Architect at the end of last year (Nov 2022) but he already had many more strings to his bow. So, what does a typical day look like for Cristian at Lees Associates?

In Lees Associates’ latest look at the trends in the prime residential markets, compiled from a selection of London’s leading real estate professionals and property experts, we look at:

·       Who are the new set of super-rich making waves in London

·       Comparing London and New York high-end property transactions

High-net-worth individuals have always understood the value of money, and that applies to the homes they live in and own. While they are prepared to invest many millions of pounds into their personal properties, it always comes with the strict condition that the project team – the architects, consultants and contractors – keep to the budget.

We all know about working from home. It has even got its own abbreviation – WFH – a trend which continues to be embraced by more and more office workers and white-collar professionals. But all of this might be about to change in the other direction and it could be thanks to the demands some of the world’s wealthiest people.

It takes teamwork and more than 40 years of experience to deliver multi-million-pound projects for some of the world’s wealthiest and most demanding clients – they expect the best, they want it now – and they know exactly what they want. This is what Lees Associates deliver every day of the week to our clients all over the world. What could be more luxurious than that?