Sales success for Octagon at flagship Surrey scheme
Luxury housebuilder’s first foray into the mainstream market is delivering results…
Ranked: Britain’s highest & lowest Council Tax areas
Rural areas tend to have higher Council Tax bills than urban locations.
Industry stalwart Paterson backs short-term rental platform
Owner of UK Sotheby’s International Realty, Robin Paterson, joins newly-rebranded Stayo as non-exec chairman.
The Modern House launches high-end print magazine
Design-led agency ups the marketing ante with ‘the ultimate guidebook to modern living’
Ranked: The ‘most competitive’ cities to be an estate agent
Aberdeen has the highest ratio of estate agents to property listings, with just 13 per agent. London has 24.
Londoners on the move: How ‘rebalancing priorities’ are influencing the decisions of four key London buyer types
Savills’ research team has profiled four key London buyer types and how their changing wants and needs are impacting the prime residential markets. Here’s what’s making Upsizers, Extended Commuters, House Swappers, and Super-prime Buyers tick in today’s market.
Heritage protection for influential private gardens
24 of England’s best post-war parks, gardens and landscapes receive protected status, including Beth Chatto’s ‘masterpiece’ in Essex and the private garden at Shute House in Dorset.
630 residents at Canary Wharf tower ‘sharing 13 showers’
Owners and tenants at Ballymore’s Pan Peninsula scheme have reportedly been told that problems with the pipes will take four weeks to fix.
Ranked: The world’s best-connected resort enclaves
Napa Valley, Monaco & Â Jackson Hole top list of prime leisure locations ranked by broadband speed…
New AI-powered air filtration system promises to ‘remove 100% of Covid-19 virus within 45 minutes’
Several super-prime resi developments in London are already in talks about installing the new OKTOair system.
Renovation of £30m Paris mansion uncovers grisly secret
French police open up a murder investigation after workmen discover a body in the basement of a super-prime refurbishment project in the 7th arrondissement…
A-listings: Celebrity property stories of the month
July’s most interesting rumours involving famous people and their homes – some of which might even turn out to be true…