Lifestyle
Downsizing tops Rightmove’s reasons to sell
Rightmove has quizzed 4,000 people who plan to sell their property within the next year to get a feel for their motivations..
Tax ultimatum for second home owners
HMRC has laid down an ultimatum to second home owners who haven't paid their Capital Gains Tax yet; come forward by the end of the week or we'll come and find you
The Ambassadors’ Reception Rooms: London’s most diplomatic property developments
London's diplomatic map is being redrawn, really spoiling property developers with a glut of ambassadorial opportunities in Mayfair, Marylebone, Westminster, Kensington and Holland Park, according to …
Open House London opens up landmark ballot
830 of the capital's finest buildings will welcome in the public on the 21st and 22nd September as part of Open House London, with ballots now open for visits to four particularly premium sites: 10 Downing …
Allsopp wants buyers for new Ch4 show
Crafty homes maven Kirstie Allsopp is looking for property buyers for her brand new Channel 4 property show
Comedy of Manors: Why William Cash is banning the WI
Opening a historic home to the public is no tea party, discovers William Cash as he gets into hot water with the W.I. during a Wodehouse-worthy episode at Upton Cressett.
Grouse estate will “set the benchmark” for this year’s demand
Savills has launched an historic Scottish estate with grouse moor today, on The Glorious Twelfth, and expects its reception from buyers to "set the benchmark for the level of demand in Scotland this year
Ballymore goes for the big picture
Here's a snappy marketing idea from the Ballymore Group..
Pretty Vacant: Hamptons launches care service for empty properties
With a shrewd sense of timing, Hamptons International has unleashed a new service specifically designed for absent property owners
Art Attack: Amazon launches fine art market
Online retail behemoth Amazon is getting classy, launching a fine art division with works ranging from a $44 cat portrait up to a $4.85m Norman Rockwell oil on canvas and a Monet for $1.45m
Arrested Developments: The Doer Upper’s update
It's turning into a long Summer for our resident doer-upper Alan Page, as development matters take their sweet time to develop into a margin-worthy sale
Town or Country: Where is best for families?
While rural and semi-rural locations provide the most family-friendly locations, the highest concentrations of families are found in urban areas, says Sophie Chick in Savills' latest Residential Property…