Heritage
Decision looms on Abramovich’s £100m Cheyne Walk blueprint
It sounds as though Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is about to have his wishes granted by Kensington and Chelsea Council
Listed Property Show
There's about half a million listed homes in the UK, according to the Listed Property Owners Club, all under the cosh of some of the most intricate regulations on planning, alterations and maintenance…
The Destruction of Arcadia: Heritage under siege
As English Heritage prepares to celebrate the birth of heritage tourism with the 1913 Ancient Monuments Act, Britain's great estates are under siege from growth and progress, says William Cash from Upton…
Preservation Nation: Heritage guidance released
With a bumper line-up of English Heritage, the British Property Federation, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Deloitte, the "Heritage Works" super-partnership has released comprehensive…
Last chance at the Walpole
With the news that four out of the five apartments have now been sold, it's the final chance to buy into Oliver Burns' masterful Walpole Mayfair
Resi plans for BBC Television Centre revealed
Stanhope and the BBC have released their plans for the 14-acre BBC Television Centre site in White City, London
Bad press? Go to The Brewery
Effective crisis management can dig you out of the deepest bunker, says William Cash. You just need someone like Matthew Freud and his highbrow journal The Brewery in your corner
Prime country house buyers left out in the cold
Reports of particularly slim pickings in the prime country house market have been filtering in of late
DCLG EPC Q&A for listed buildings
There's been some confusion over how the new EPC regulations, which came into force on Wednesday (more here), affect historic buildings (listed buildings are exempt)
Battersea Power Station UK sales start today
SP Setia's development of Battersea Power Station just got real
Pigs shouldn’t fly in Shropshire
The swine! says William Cash as one of Shropshire's crown jewels is once again under siege
Penrose calls on English Heritage to protect our views
John Penrose, the former architecture minister, has called for Britain's best views to be listed by English Heritage in the same way as historic buildings to avoid "casual destruction"