Lifestyle
‘Rural landlords are faced with a double whammy’: Research flags huge EPC upgrade premium for country homes
Countryside properties cost substantially more to bring up to EPC C than urban homes, according to an analysis of more than three million certificates.
Paul Smith gives Notting Hill estate agency the fashion treatment
OB Private gets a week-long makeover, complete with wrapped office, designer threads and Paul Smith Minis for viewings.
The £100k Mistake: A top buying agent on what prime property buyers need to know about AI
The real value of a good advisor is in judgement & knowledge of things beyond data, says Property Vision's Rob Fanshawe.
The New Scarcity: Liam Bailey on the evolution of luxury & what today’s HNW property buyers really value
The ingredients that once signalled luxury are becoming the easiest to copy, says Knight Frank; what increasingly commands a premium are the things that can’t be replicated...
Social Circuit: LA London toasts 45 years at end-of-summer party
More than 200 property and design names gathered on the architect’s London Bridge rooftop for its annual industry bash.
Alex Michelin: How driverless cars will reshape the property market
Luxury development chief says driverless revolution could redraw the prime London map.
Stately home owner pitches unusual investment to help bankroll historic family estate
A Lord is reportedly seeking £10mn for a stake in their 5,000-acre Suffolk family estate.
‘Cottagecore boom’ cools as buyer demand drops by a third
Property portal tells of declining interest in country or coastal cottage around the UK, with sales volumes dwindling and prices under-clubbing the wider market.
Climate risk is now ‘core due diligence’ – but still being flagged too late
81% of property professionals agree climate risk should rank alongside mainstream searches as 'core due diligence' for buyers.
Seven Charts: How the super-rich are approaching property & wealth in an uncertain world
Swiss bank's latest research suggests the world's wealthy are becoming more defensive, with property decisions increasingly tied to wider questions of geography, risk and lifestyle.
Before Rightmove, there was… the luxury property peepshow
Researchers have uncovered evidence that a Bond Street estate agency was giving buyers immersive previews of grand homes and estates more than 150 years before the digital walk-through.
Sea-view asking prices up 27% since 2019
Properties with watery views have seen higher price growth than those without over the last seven years.