Buyers paying ‘significantly more’ for homes with low-carbon tech, says Savills, as energy prices rise
59% of home-buyers are willing to pay extra for a home that primarily uses renewable energy, according to a new survey, while a third of buyers think EPC ratings are more important now than they were a year ago.
Beyond the eco-conscious affluent: Is there a green premium for new homes?
Consumer sentiment is increasing towards more sustainable "green" homes, say Lucy Greenwood & Patrick Eve of Savills, but only larger homes achieve a "green" premium.
Most home-buyers ‘don’t factor in energy efficiency in their purchase’ – yet
Less than a quarter of surveyors think that a property’s energy efficiency rating has any impact at all on a its selling price, according to a new survey by the RICS.
Sustainability climbs the agenda for home-owners & house-hunters
Around two fifths of future house-hunters say they would consider the energy efficiency of their next home, up sharply from just over one fifth who thought about this with their last property purchase
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Revealed: London’s ‘most desirable neighbourhoods’
Savills has used socio-economic and health data from the Census alongside house price records to rank the capital's top enclaves for prime and super-prime property buyers.
Construction starts on REDD’s ‘ultra-luxury’ Kensington Palace Gardens project
Grade II* listed London mansion is being transformed into a set of top-end apartments by a world-class team.
Deal sealed on ‘exquisite’ £27.5mn Clarges Mayfair apartment
Knight Frank secures sale of extra-special dual-aspect unit in 'iconic' super-prime scheme opposite Green Park.
Regal ‘repositions’ as expansion plans take shape
Resi-led developer creates new brand portfolio to support 'increasingly diversified' strategy
Historic Cadogan Place building available for the first time in 60 years
Freehold property, currently arranged as flats, is a 'gardener & historian's dream'
Mayfair mews project secures £6.5mn loan
Developer plans a 'transformative' redevelopment of the house on Mount Row, funded by a big-ticket loan from CapitalRise.
Agency lists Westminster townhouse at £11mn after virtual valuation
Super-prime property near Buckingham Palace is 'one of the most expensive houses ever to reach the market without a physical valuation'
In Pictures: Handelsman’s Manhattan Loft Gardens penthouse seeks £17.5mn
Visionary property developer's 40th-floor home 'is a rare gem in the London luxury property market that stands out thanks to its awe-inspiring views and unique architectural brilliance,' says Becky Fatemi…
Prime London’s top-end outperforms in ‘slow’ spring market
The £5mn-plus market has been the most active prime London sales sector since 2021, reports LonRes.
Harding Green signs up former Savills director
Dominic Barry will be covering East Dulwich as a self-employed broker.
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