Construction
Buyers ‘will pay up to 20% premium for low carbon homes’
'With trends now showing that green residential buildings could generate higher purchase and rental premiums, this could represent a major turning point in the way residential housing may be valued in…
Sandy Mitchell’s ‘secret recipe’ for the perfect property refurbishment project
How to make sure your property project runs like a dream? It all comes down to getting it right at the start.
Resi construction & design team appointed for Victoria’s Townsend House redevelopment
Hong Kong-based property developer has appointed Red Construction, Frederick Gibberd architects and interior designer Studio Ashby to deliver five new luxury apartments in its Art Deco-inspired redevelopment…
Works start on St John’s Wood Barracks resi transformation
Westminster Council granted planning permission for the prime residential development of the former military HQ site back in 2011. Demolition and enabling works have just got underway.
J3 launches handy building warranty cost calculator
Fledgling advisory firm has rolled out a free-to-use online tool that provides quick indicative costs of building warranties.
What is The Line, the 170km-long mirrored metropolis Saudi Arabia is building in the desert?
The Line is touted as a post-carbon eco-city, but the scale of its ambitions raises serious questions about whether the project can deliver on its environmental, economic and social goals, write Andrew…
Exploring a valuable reduction on VAT on property renovations
Since 2008, renovations and alterations to residential properties that have been empty for at least two years are eligible for a reduced VAT rate of 5%, writes Nick Cunningham of Stacks Property Search.
Inflation-linked S106 payments ‘could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for some developments’
"Some projects could become economically unviable if local authorities force developers to increase Section 106 agreements in line with runaway inflation," warns Boodle Hatfield.
Cadogan’s King’s Road cinema project tops out
The mixed-use redevelopment of 196-222 King's Road has reached full height, reports project manager Capital and Provincial, and " is rapidly looking like the finished article."
Construction tech firm secures massive investment
Modulous aims "to help developers, architects and contractors build net-zero modular homes without a factory."
‘A lot of the ideas are simply untenable for historic properties’: Why we need a more common sense approach to EPC ratings
We need a more common-sense approach to energy efficient requirements for historic homes, says Tiffany Radford-Hancock, as many EPC assessors are showing "a complete lack of understanding around planning…
Housing delivery is ‘massively out of kilter’ with homes required
Some areas are seeing many more new homes built than are needed, while other locations are falling far below their housing need.