Miscellanea
Social Circuit: LA London toasts 45 years at end-of-summer party
More than 200 property and design names gathered on the architect’s London Bridge rooftop for its annual industry bash.
Billionaire financier quits UK tax residency – but keeps massive Wiltshire mansion restoration project
One of Britain’s biggest taxpayers is reportedly relocating fiscal affairs overseas.
In Charts: Surveying England’s housing stock as high value levy looms
Council Tax statistics shine a light on the composition of housing stock across England & Wales, highlighting the relative scarcity of high-value homes as the new surcharge on £2mn+ properties hoves into…
Stately home owner pitches unusual investment to help bankroll historic family estate
A Lord is reportedly seeking £10mn for a stake in their 5,000-acre Suffolk family estate.
Supreme Court curbs technical challenges to Right to Manage claims
Failure to serve participation notices will no longer allow freeholders to defeat otherwise qualifying RTM claims, after the Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal ruling that lawyers said had handed…
Grosvenor warns historic London homes could lose their appeal without planning reform
Great estate pushes for shake-up to help Mayfair & Belgravia properties cope with rising temperatures.
RICS turns to TikTok in hunt for next generation of surveyors
Venerable professional body makes its move onto social platform after finding nearly half of 16-23-year-olds are using it to plan their careers.
Major agency reins in long-range PCL forecast
Strutts now expects cumulative growth of just 4.4% by 2030 - down from 9%-12% at the start of the year - but sees downward pressure easing in 2027.
Ranked: Commuter belts with fastest-rising property values
Rightmove analysis confirms easing house prices in higher-value areas.
‘Cottagecore boom’ cools as buyer demand drops by a third
Property portal tells of declining interest in country or coastal cottage around the UK, with sales volumes dwindling and prices under-clubbing the wider market.
‘A home is the centre of family life, not an untapped tax stream’: Wealthy London boroughs unite against ‘mansion tax’
RBKC, Westminster, Richmond & Wandsworth say residents could end up paying more than half of the proposed national levy.
Climate risk is now ‘core due diligence’ – but still being flagged too late
81% of property professionals agree climate risk should rank alongside mainstream searches as 'core due diligence' for buyers.