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A Sense of Emergency: How well is the planning system responding to the climate crisis?
224 local authorities across England have declared a climate emergency since 2018, but it’s become clear that the act of making a declaration doesn’t necessarily signal any significant change in policies……
The Telegraph: Tech billionaires are making battlefields of their English country estates by alienating the locals
In this entertaining piece for the Telegraph, Helen Kirwan-Taylor reports on rising tensions between local residents and wealthy buyers snapping up the UK’s finest country estates.
One in ten British homes could be at risk of flooding within 30 years
The proportion of homes and properties at risk of flooding in Kensington & Chelsea is likely to rise from 4% now to 13% within our lifetimes, warns a new report.
Demand for ski property jumps, pushing prices in one resort up by 17% in a year
“This year has been an anomaly. We don’t expect this frenetic pace in Swiss resorts to continue," says Kate Everett-Allen in Knight Frank's new Ski Property Report.
Four British enclaves make it into Time Out’s top 49 ‘coolest neighbourhoods’ list for 2021
Nightlife/travel guide Time Out has published its list of the world's "coolest neighbourhoods" in 2021, highlighting four UK enclaves as being the right mix of mainstream fun and artisanal hipster for…
AGA teams up with interior design studio for rare brand collaboration
Venerable cooker brand AGA has agreed to a rare collaboration, teaming up with interior design studio Taylor Howes.
Millionaires’ Rows: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2021
There are now 11,673 streets in Britain where the average property value is over £1m, says Zoopla, which has crowned Kensington Palace Gardens as the UK's priciest address for the thirteenth year in a…
Almacantar unveils Lee Simmons-designed sculpture at Marble Arch Place
PCL developer set out to deliver a 'stop and stare' moment at its new mixed-use scheme by Hyde Park.
HNWIs returning to PCL, reports luxury logistics firm
Notting Hill is proving a popular destination for post-pandemic relocations.
Wine is the pick of the year’s luxury investments
Knight Frank's latest Luxury Investment Index tells us that fine wines have out-performed all other passion asset classes over the last year.
Watch: Billionaire reveals BIG plans for a brand new American city
A billionaire and an architect have revealed a plan to build an entirely new city for five million people in an American desert. They just need a location and around $400bn to do it.
Northacre, Oliver Burns & Walpole team up for British luxury craft showcase
"House of Walpole" at No.