Heritage
Five new commissioners brought in to Historic England
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has appointed five new commissioners to the governing body of Historic England.
Vine Living: Award-winning Sussex wine estate hits the market
Venerable champagne house Taittinger made a move into the Garden of England last month, buying up a former apple farm in Kent with a view to creating its first British vineyard.
Case Study: A classically-themed reinvention on Chesham Place
Behind the scenes of a highly successful project in Belgravia
Georgian Group Architectural Awards 2015: The Winners
The restoration of Belmont House in Lyme Regis, where John Fowles wrote The French Lieutenant’s Woman, Quinlan and Francis Terry Architects' remarkable Kilboy (below), and Capability Brown’s landscape…
Major Edinburgh luxury resi scheme gets the green light
JV developers CALA and City & Country have been given the go-ahead by planners for their residential redevelopment of the Donaldson's College building in Edinburgh.
London ‘at risk of being irrevocably damaged’ by raft of new towers
Historic England has decided to update its advice on the planning and design of tall buildings after of a surge of new applications in the capital.
Tales from the Country: ‘The plum among Dorset houses’ and other stellar sales of 2015
Although 2015 may not go down as a vintage year in the country market, a number of extraordinary properties still changed hands behind the scenes.
Historic Geyfere house snapped up in one of Greenwich’s biggest ever sales
One of Greenwich’s biggest private houses has just been sold after hitting the market for a record £3.75m.
Grade Union: Understanding listed property owners and the value of heritage
Repair and maintenance on historic buildings in England accounted for 10% of the total value of the construction industry in 2010, and heritage tourism represented 2% of the UK’s GDP in 2011, says Historic England…
Buyers invited to ‘test drive’ £14.5m Knightsbridge townhouse
Former home of the Earl of Suffolk relaunched as a "try before you buy" opportunity
‘One of Devon’s most important and ancient country houses’ goes for £2m
An enormous 16th century pile on the edge of Dartmoor - considered to be one of the south west's finest specimens - has been sold for a reported £2m.
Special Delivery: Sager and Cain Hoy unveil £400m Islington Square scheme
Sager Group and Cain Hoy have lifted the lid on their much-anticipated reimagining of the ginormous former North London Royal Mail Centre.