‘Building better & beautiful will deliver more homes’ – Housing Minister
Government commission launched to look at how the planning system can "encourage and incentivise a greater emphasis on design, style and community consent" in new residential developments
Beautiful homes & tree-lined streets should be ‘the norm not the exception’
Roger Scruton and Nicolas Boys Smith's final report for the Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has been published, offering a series of policy proposals and practical recommendations to make…
Jenrick: ‘We’ll make it easier to build beautiful homes, to end the myth that quality is the enemy of supply’
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick trails the publication of the late Roger Scruton's Building Better, Building Beautiful report.
New Government design manual & planning reforms promise a ‘green housing revolution’
Housing Minister reveals an "ambitious revamp of planning rules" and bans gas boilers in new homes, as the Government publishes its first-ever "design manual to promote the building of beautiful new homes"…
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RBKC property prices sink to 11-year low
Analysis by the Financial Times shines a light on prime London's long-running property slump.
Landlords face new rules under major Westminster licensing drive
Rollout aims to raise housing quality - and regulatory scrutiny - across 15 of 18 wards, including prime hotspots.
£17.25mn Little Venice villa finds a buyer
'Totally unique' residence facing the Regent's Canal is one of the area's finest, say agents.
Private app for $10mn+ assets signs up top property agencies
Helmed by former buying agent Paul Frost, the Trovier platform offers UHNWIs access to trophy homes, private jets & superyachts for a membership fee of £5k per year.
‘Incredibly rare’ unmod villa backing onto Primrose Hill seeks £10.85mn
An incoming buyer could create one of the most 'beautiful and significant' family homes in NW London, say agents.
Property marketing in the AI age: Savills & Rightmove ‘dominate’ chatbot search performance
How ChatGPT & its ilk are ripping-up the SEO rulebook for estate agencies & portals - and which brands are winning the Artificial Intelligence race.
‘Game-changing’ fast-track service launches for luxury property projects
RedBook Agency says its new offering – limited to a select number of large-scale, high-value schemes each year – can cut delivery timelines by up to 30%.
Prime London sales dip after stamp duty rush; £5mn+ supply hits all-time high
Latest deal numbers from LonRes suggest strong March was a one-off, while other metrics indicate 'a market without much momentum'
Interview: Savills research chief Lucian Cook on decoding prime property data – and the signals to watch now
'Usually in the early stages of a recovery the prime markets lead the mainstream, but the reverse has been true of late': Discussing facts, figures & forecasts with one of Britain's foremost market commentators.
In Pictures: Stanley Kubrick’s former Hertfordshire home listed for £6.95mn
Savills is pitching Abbots Mead as 'a wonderful opportunity to own a true piece of filmmaking history that helped shape some of the most iconic films in cinema.'
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Waldorf Astoria-branded scheme in Abu Dhabi sells out on launch day
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UK chief James Raynor to succeed Mark Preston as property empire's CEO.