Lifestyle
Well Healed: West End schemes launch world’s first ‘health concierge’
Qube Leasehold Property Management, which looks after both Fitzroy Place in Fitzrovia and The Chilterns in Marylebone, has signed a deal with The Health Concierge in what's being billed as a resi world-first.
In Pictures: London’s best new extensions
The 33 best residential extensions in London - ranging from a "floating" writer’s hut in Enfield to a lantern-like extension in Richmond - have been named by New London Architecture (NLA) as the shortlist…
Read it and weep: On the parallel universe of the free property magazine
A lot of free magazines filled with a lot of very premium stuff get stuffed through Alan Page's Kensington letterbox. Who is all this for, he asks, and why do they do it?
Kay & Co kicks off festive season with ‘Christmas Grotto’ transformation
PCL agency Kay & Co has been laying on some festive cheer this week by turning its Hyde Park office into a full-on Christmas Grotto.
Supercar Prime: Aston Martin car club raises the bar for London’s new resi developments
As Capco announces plans to furnish its forthcoming Lillie Square scheme with the world's first Aston Martin residents' car club, Knight Frank's Mark Wilkinson takes a look at the new level of amenities being…
RIBA House of the Year 2015: Winner & full shortlist in pictures
Flint House on the Rothschild family's Waddesdon estate in Buckinghamshire has been named RIBA House of the Year 2015, picking up the Hiscox-sponsored accolade on a special edition of Channel 4's Grand…
Different by Design: Why branding for residential developments is key
The value of design in property development is more than just the architecture of the building or the style of the interiors, it’s in the branding of the project as a whole says design guru Lee Barfield.
The Style Somerset: The private members’ club effect
Forget the Waitrose Effect.
House of the Year #3: Third pair of properties added to architecture prize shortlist
Levring House by Jamie Fobert Architects, a "sophisticated contemporary house on a tight corner site in a central London mews", and Maghera by Mcgonigle McGrath, an "exemplary family house" in County…
Kitchen Drink: Demand for wine coolers up by a third
Nearly half (48%) of kitchen designers and property developers say that customers have requested wine coolers in the last 12 months, according to a survey by Direct Line Premium Insurance.
The UHNW Multi-Homer’s Wishlist: Green, smart, serviced and island
79% of the world's 211,000 ultra high net worth (UHNW) individuals own more than one home, and these super-rich types are increasingly buying "non-traditional homes" outside their domiciles, according…
Snap Unhappy: Why I wish I’d snapped up an old photography studio
Alan Page reminisces about the property's former charms...