Lifestyle
In Pictures: This is the ideal luxury home, according to research
Luxury Portfolio International has brought some research to life, mocking up a fantasy home that showcases prime property buyers' seven key demands.
The Economist: Londongrad is falling down
A long-read feature in The Economist delves into the networks and key players in Londongrad's fallen economy, profiling some familiar faces along the way.
Ranked: Britain’s best places to live in 2022
Prime property buying agency Garrington has rated and ranked nearly 1,400 towns, cities and villages across the UK - measuring a dozen criteria ranging from green credentials and architectural beauty to…
Ranked: The best places to live for globetrotting ‘executive nomads’
“The modern executive nomad – a distant cousin of the freelance creative working from a cafe in Bali or Costa Rica – owns a villa in the Algarve or a condo in Miami, attends Zoom calls from an airy…
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…
Popular Cornwall left out of ‘Best Places to Live’ rundown as housing crisis deepens
Judges of the influential annual Sunday Times guide take decision "in recognition of the problems caused in the county’s housing market by incomers buying second homes".
Back in Town: ‘Buyers are saying that they found rural life lonely and quiet’
"London’s suburbs are now red hot," says buying agent Sara Ransom, as house-hunters look to return to city life.
London retains Schroders’ Top Global City crown
London, Boston, San Francisco, New York and Melbourne are the best global cities, says asset management giant Schroders.
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.
Property developer Candy sets up Chelsea FC bid
Sky Sports reports that Nick Candy "has the funds in place to make a bid for Chelsea this week."
‘People forget just how embedded Russian investment is in London’: Gary Hersham on how sanctions are affecting the luxury property market
"None of my Russian clients have asked me to sell their properties in London or the Home Counties," says super-prime estate agent Gary Hersham.
Prime resi leaders’ new podcast promises ‘intimate chats about luxury, property & lifestyle’
Caroline Donaghue and Priya Rawal have teamed up to create a new podcast, "delving into the true stories behind the leaders, influencers and personalities within property, luxury and lifestyle."