Miscellanea
Ranked: Top 10 overseas property search locations for UK buyers in 2026
Portugal's Algarve region retains its top spot for British folk looking for a home abroad.
Climate risk is now ‘core due diligence’ – but still being spotted too late
81% of property professionals agree climate risk should rank alongside mainstream searches as 'core due diligence' for buyers.
Before Rightmove, there was… the luxury property peepshow
Researchers have uncovered evidence that a Bond Street estate agency was giving buyers immersive previews of grand homes and estates more than 150 years before the digital walk-through.
China launches retroactive tax crackdown on wealthy citizens’ offshore assets
Beijing is said to be pursuing HNWIs for unpaid tax on overseas assets going back decades.
Revealed: Rightmove’s ten most viewed property listings of 2026 so far
It's an eclectic bunch, ranging from a £250k cliff-edge cottage to a £20mn Gothic mansion, via a mediaeval Scottish castle and a Victorian Manchester villa.
Hamptons & John D Wood owner cites ‘very challenging’ market as H1 profits tumble 92%
The UK's biggest estate agency group said lettings and surveying again helped offset the slowdown in sales activity.
Sea-view asking prices up 27% since 2019
Properties with watery views have seen higher price growth than those without over the last seven years.
Developer offers £42k private school sweetener to homebuyers
Two years of fees are on the table at a north London scheme as firms look to tempt purchasers with increasingly inventive incentives.
Westminster preps ground for ‘significant’ council tax hike
PCL borough says it is facing a £100m funding blow.
‘Postcode Price Gap’: Bank encourages buyers to look beyond established prime addresses
Major mortgage lender says 'homebuyers can save up to 47% by looking next door to the UK's priciest postcodes.'
Historic St James’s gatehouse offered as quirky office with overnight accommodation
Wetherell is listing the Grade I listed building on Arlington Street at £7.6mn.
Knightsbridge Estate & Harrods begin Hans Crescent revamp
Public realm upgrade will bring new planting, trees, seating and lighting to the well-trodden Knightsbridge route.