Lifestyle
Quantifying the return on home improvements
"What difference would £50,000 worth of home improvements make to the value of your property?"
This was the question posed to 2,000 UK homeowners recently, revealing some very confident consumers.
Where should the Camerons move to next?
Since leaving No.11 Downing Street, the Camerons have been ensconced in a stop-gap £17m mansion in Holland Park. They're making it work, but the big question is where to next?
Fly Net Worth: Big rise in private jet charters to the UK
We've heard lots of anecdotal evidence suggesting an influx of overseas HNWs to these shores recently, but here's an interesting indicator: the number of private jets flying into London from Asia rocketed…
The Big Lemon: The Doer Upper’s letter from Amalfi
Surrounded by lemons on Italy's Amalfi coast, Alan Page reflects on what the EU Referendum result means for London...
Impeccable Manors: Feudal property pecking order ‘alive and well’
You're unlikely to find lords of the manor in their ancestral homes, vicars in vicarages or ‘serfs’ in cottages these days, but the feudal property pecking order is "alive and well", according to…
Houses of the Year: The 20 best new architect-designed homes in Britain
These 20 extraordinary new-builds and extensions will be subjected to Kevin McCloud's appraisal on Channel 4 later in the year
Trendwatch: Residents-only bars
It's always worth keeping an eye on what's going on across the pond, so here's an interesting evolution in residents' amenities.
Pygmalion mansion in Marylebone offered for £14.95m
A grand Marylebone mansion, formerly owned by George Bernard Shaw's inspiration for Professor Henry Higgins in Pygmalion (and My Fair Lady), has been put up for sale with a £14.95m asking price.
Auriens acquires in Chelsea for prime central ‘later lux life’ scheme
Retirement living operator is more private members' club than care home
Qatari Diar outlines plan to double the size of Grosvenor Square’s US Embassy building
Qatari Diar has even bigger plans for the US Embassy building on Grosvenor Square than we originally thought...
Errors of Margins: The top five mistakes made by HNW investors
The number one investment mistake made by high net worth investors is, according to a poll of 652 just such people, not hedging bets enough.
The Smart Home: Agency creates an ‘official definition’ to standardise property descriptions
Coldwell Banker - which brands itself as "the original Silicon Valley real estate start-up” - has teamed up with high-profile consumer tech website CNET to come up with an “official" definition for…