Category Archives: London

Although increases have begun to slow, house prices in the U.K. set another record in May, according to a report Wednesday from Halifax. The average cost of a home saw an annual rise of 10.5% last month to £289,099 (US$362,539),  the slowest rate of growth seen since the beginning of the year, according to the […]

What better place to start immersing yourself in the world of James Bond than the very locations where his creator lived, worked and penned the now legendary 007 novels? Here, LLM writer Chloe Govan takes readers on a journey through some of the best London landmarks seen in the Bond movies and books. First things first: the St Ermin’s Hotel is […]

England’s well-heeled Richmond is a leafy, riverside town at the end of the Tube’s District line with both country and city vibes. The historic, southwest London suburb has a landmark, 2,500-acre deer park, a bustling stretch of the Thames with towpath access, and picturesque scenery that has barely changed in a century or so.  Last year, Richmond […]

It housed the offices of David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill and doubled as the headquarters of MI6 in three James Bond films.  Now, a mystery billionaire has shelled out an estimated £40million on an exclusive penthouse in the former War Office building in London’s Whitehall. The building, which was built in 1906, served as Sir Winston’s office […]

Last month, we told you that Kew Garden’s was, in fact, the people of Britain’s (yes, not just London’s) favourite garden in the whole country to visit over summer. And, it seems they can’t help but sweep up even more accolades, this time from the folks at Guinness World Records, no less! Yes, Kew Gardens has […]

he private member’s club that we all covet from afar (because who can actually get inside?) underwent quite the makeover last year when it hosted a ‘Rainforest Month’. The Mayfair venue was dressed from head to toe in tropical decorations, dazzling passersby with green foliage and giant parrots. Now, the beautiful rainforest-inspired facade is back […]

London’s prime property market is back to business and seemingly unaffected by the looming end of a significant transfer tax break, according to data released Wednesday in the U.K. by Knight Frank.  On June 30, the stamp duty holiday—a tax-saving measure introduced last summer—went from scrapping the transfer tax on the first £500,000 (US$689,175) of a home […]

During idle moments when we weren’t writing articles or frittering away our time on the Internet, the Secret London team watched the Hawley Wharf development progress (at least until March 2020, when like the rest of you we retreated to staring at the walls of our flats). Anyway, having seen the new shopping and dining destination come […]

We were incredibly proud to present this exceptional McLaren F1, and tonight, the market confirmed the sheer prowess of this unparalleled supercar from one of the most legendary names in motoring. This sale was a historic moment not only for Gooding & Company, but for the McLaren legacy and the entire industry as a whole. […]