Heritage
Art Houses: Historic House art trail launched
The Historic House Association has launched a new online heritage trail to celebrate the works of art on display at privately-owned historic houses, castles and gardens.
Listed Property Owners go lobbying
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is upping the ante in its bid for better terms - mainly cut-price VAT on building repairs - for owners of listed homes.
Knight Frank bags ‘significant & important’ 33 Portland Place sale
One of London's most infamous addresses - 33 Portland Place - has come up for sale.
Davenport at Portland Place (Photographed by Miles Dangerfield)
INTERVIEW: Thackeray’s Antony Alberti on building a top ten London estate
Antony Alberti and Brett Palos have big plans for Thackeray Estates.
12 policy amendments that could ‘realise the power of heritage’
The Heritage Alliance has called for a series of specific policy measures to "realise the power of heritage" in its 2014/15 Manifesto.
Magna Carta Island hits the market
A private island in Berkshire, where the Magna Carta is said to have been signed in 1215, has just hit the market for £3.95m.
New owner of £120m Hanover Lodge ‘revealed’
A Russian oligarch has been named by reports as the purchaser of one of London's most important private houses.
£75m ‘opportunity of the year’ hits the market on Carlton House Terrace
Crown Estate has reportedly decided to sell stucco-fronted mansion
Prime Property of the Week: Perfect Orme
Orme Square
£17m
Paradise Saved? Heritage triumphs in the Battle for Shropshire
After three years of hard feuding, plans for an 80-metre wind turbine in Shropshire's heritage heartland have been withdrawn.
£45m Balfour Place apartment block hits the market
Mayfair's Next Mega-Mansion?
Is there such a thing as a Blue Plaque premium?
Blue Plaques are back in business - hurrah! But is it worth paying extra for a property with one of them stuck on the front of it? In a word, no, says top buying agent Jonathan Mount...