Sebastian Moritz runs through the importance of reading building designs from an operational perspective.
Surveyors in short supply as firms struggle to take on new work
Global RICS study finds skills crisis moving up the career ladder, while just 15% of surveying pros feel ready for AI.
Savills bolsters Scottish resi business with senior appointments
New country house boss succeeds Savills veteran after 36 years at the helm, alongside a new head for Glasgow and the West of Scotland.
Book Now: AI & Estate Agency – Practical Insights for Real Impact
LonRes teams up with Greenhouse OS for free webinar on putting AI to work in estate agency, from automating admin to capturing missed leads.
Regent’s Park trophy home once asking £32mn reportedly sells for £11.5mn
Historic Nash-designed mansion changes hands for 44% less than its 2013 purchase price, according to Bloomberg.
Government introduces EPC-style Flood Performance Certificates for homes
New ratings will assess properties’ exposure to flooding and the measures taken to protect them, with potential implications for insurance and lending.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Savills’ Victoria Garrett
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Multi-agent instructions are 46% less likely to sell than ‘off-market’ listings
New research suggests using too many agents can spoil the deal.
Function Vs Form: What happens when luxury design forgets how a building actually works
Sebastian Moritz runs through the importance of reading building designs from an operational perspective.
Supply squeeze pushes London rents to record high
The capital's rental stock has fallen 9% in the last year, while tenant demand has risen 6%.
Bentry gets planning nod for Olympia resi scheme
Developer behind No.1 Hampstead and Angel Village secures backing for a 29-home conversion scheme opposite the £1.3bn West London regen project.
Albion Nord builds senior team as international ambitions grow
Super-prime design studio makes quartet of high-level appointments as it expands its portfolio across the UK and overseas.
London sales slump to six-year low as price cuts surge
Fresh analysis of LonRes data reveals agreed sales in the first nine months of 2026 were 22% below the five-year average, and 36% below 2021 levels.
Quote of the day
Flats are having a terrible time... Particularly if you’re in one of those buildings that were built in the early Noughties, you’re in a world of pain because there’s just no demand for those ― none, zero
Former Knight Frank Private Office partner launches buying agency
Senior figure sets up independent operation focused on high-value acquisitions.
Finchatton takes on one of Chelsea’s biggest development prizes
Exclusive: Super-prime heavyweight drafted in to steer landmark PCL scheme promising 78 residences with 'world-class' amenities.
Luxury London lettings hit record levels as international buyers bide their time
Wealthy residents 'have not turned away' from Prime Central London, says JLL.
Dilemma, dilemma: Lucian Cook on the psychology & science of pricing in the current market
Savills' research chief explores the market mechanics and mental gymnastics behind pricing strategies for top-end instructions.
eXp owner names new global chief; announces three-day London palooza
American brokerage founder Glenn Sanford steps back as the UK division prepares to host the firm's big international convention next year.
Native Land unveils £15.5mn penthouse with one of Marylebone’s biggest roof terraces
In Pictures: Developer rounds off sales programme at well-received PCL scheme with a flourish.
Have PCL property values turned a corner?
Fresh Savills data suggests the pace of decline is easing across prime markets, as buyers & sellers become 'more aligned on price.'
Inside St John’s Wood Square: Sales launch at ‘once-in-a-generation’ super-prime project
Portia Fox-designed show apartment unveiled as long-awaited transformation of historic NW8 barracks site hits the market, with pricing revealed for the first time.
Editor's Choice
Luxury property broker brand marks milestone anniversary with an ad campaign, a coffee-table book and a big agent gathering.
International property news
Super-prime London developer unveils Dubai debut
Valouran teams up with fellow PCL luxury specialist on a high-end townhouse project in the emirate.
‘They are the places that have welcomed the new wealth’: Investment giant hunts untapped demand in UAE, US & Italy
As Aman-branded residences set new price benchmarks in Beverly Hills, Jonathan Goldstein explains where Cain is seeing new opportunities.
eXp plots Swiss expansion
Broker brand announces 11th European operation.
£410mn Hong Kong land deal smashes expectations
Developer sees off nine rival bidders to secure prime Kowloon site at 38% above the top end of market estimates, paying the highest resi land rate in the district in nearly five years.
Luxury property brokerage expands into Panama
Punta Pacifica Realty becomes the network's 65th office in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Simon Deen
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
From PCL to Cape Town: Sophie Gamborg on taking the buying advisory model overseas
Two decades after starting out in London’s prime resi market, the former Savills & Aylesford agent explains how she spotted a gap in Cape Town - and built a business around it.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jane Cronwright-Brown
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
‘Buyers today have more choice than ever before’: Savills global resi chief on the battle for international wealth
Interview: Victoria Garrett discusses London’s place on the world stage, Dubai’s next phase, the impact of tax & geopolitics, and how developers are catering to an increasingly discerning clientele.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with The Buying Solution’s Philip Eastwood
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
Conservation pioneer Sir Donald Insall dies aged 100
Architect who helped shape Britain's approach to historic buildings founded his eponymous practice in 1958.
£2mn Cotswolds site comes with consent for 11,000 sq ft ‘energy-positive’ home
In Pictures: The ten-acre plot is 'a dream in the making,' declares Charlie Willis of Forbes Global Properties.
Arcadis to offload majority of architecture business
Global consultancy to divest architecture operations as part of major strategic 'reset'.
Martin Kemp Design takes up residence near Buckingham Palace
Luxury design practice moves into new Buckingham Place studio, with a run of prime resi projects underway and a growing furniture range.
Bugatti teams up with Rhodium for global branded resi drive
Luxury car marque brings Dean Main's outfit in to build on resi projects in Dubai and Miami.
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