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i In the press

What new money wants in a London home.

New multimillionaires from tech and social media are driving

“more calls for home cinemas, steam rooms, saunas and dedicated yoga and meditation spaces”

NU Projects · in the Guardian · Saturday 3 October 2026

By Lauren Almeida

Bloomberg filmed Nick Jeffries at a Kensington super-basement dig in 2015.

Nick Jeffries · on Bloomberg · 5 May 2015

A Bloomberg video. Nick appears in it, then with NuBuilds.

Nick, then with NuBuilds, in the press before he was quoted for NU Projects.

British Vogue · 2 October 2013 · David Gandy
taking over Fulham slowly with the amount of projects they have
David Gandy’s blog, on the house
British Vogue · 30 July 2013 · David Gandy
the basement being dug and I like to go there daily
Summer In The City
The Telegraph · 13 February 2015 · David Nicholls
They dug eight feet down into the basement
David Gandy’s West London Home (archived copy, PDF)
The Telegraph · David Gandy
The build is ahead of schedule
My customer service heroes (archived copy, PDF)

ii What Nick can talk about

What prime buyers now want.
Home cinemas, steam rooms, saunas and wellness floors. New money is rewriting the brief.Private clients
Buying a house that needs work.
In a falling prime market, the asking price is only half the bill. Our free Buyer’s Report gives a budget and timescales within 24 hours.The Buyer’s Report
What a prime renovation really costs.
A full renovation runs £250 to £650 a sq ft. Construction only, 2026 prime London rates.The cost calculator
Basements and the Kensington and Chelsea rule.
One storey, under no more than half the garden. Policy CD11, formerly CL7, in the July 2024 Local Plan.Basements
The machinery of a big home.
Heating, cooling, water, power and controls. Our MEP director, Wayne Hockham, runs them in house.MEP
Discretion for private clients.
An NDA on request. A private client’s home never goes on social media.How we work

iii Fast facts

Founded: 2010, by Nick Jeffries.
Studio: 10-12 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3LQ.
One contract: Architecture, interiors, cost, construction and MEP.
In house: Quantity surveyor Matt Coverley. MEP director Wayne Hockham.
Joinery: Cochrane Bespoke, co-owned by Nick Jeffries. Its kitchens have won at the IDFX and International Design and Architecture Awards.
Where: Fulham Chelsea Kensington Knightsbridge Belgravia Mayfair Notting Hill and Holland Park Chiswick Wandsworth, Putney and Barnes Hampstead and St John’s Wood South Kensington Marylebone, Bayswater and Maida Vale Pimlico and Westminster Battersea and Clapham Richmond, Twickenham and East Sheen Islington, Highgate and Primrose Hill Greenwich Dulwich Camden Wimbledon Bermondsey Brixton Ealing Acton Hammersmith and Brook Green Earl’s Court Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise Fitzrovia and Bloomsbury
Company: NU Projects London Limited. Company No. 11293324.

Construction only, 2026 prime London rates.

Work	Luxury	High-end	Prime
Full renovation	£250 to £290	£430 to £470	£610 to £650
Rear extension	£235 to £270	£300 to £350	£395 to £460
New build	£330 to £380	£420 to £490	£560 to £660
Basement	£450 to £520	£540 to £620	£660 to £780