Savills marathon walk raises nearly £30k for Ukraine
Agency’s development land team completes 26-mile around the capital for charity
The CPR Cup: Top agencies limber up for charity football tournament
The teamsheets have been released for this year’s event, which has already raised over £15,000 for charity
PROPS Awards 2022: The Winners
One of the big fixtures in the property calendar saw over £350k raised for children’s charity Variety
Hamptons chooses new charity partner
The estate agency will be rallying to raise funds for mental health charity Mind
Strutts lands high-profile role at ‘the real Downton Abbey’
The owners of the world famous Highclere Castle, Lord and Lady Carnarvon, have appointed the firm as managing agents
Damac Group to spend ‘up to $100mn’ on metaverse push
UAE-based parent group of luxury property developer Damac wants to build its own digital cities
Buyers paying ‘significantly more’ for homes with low-carbon tech, says Savills, as energy prices rise
59% of home-buyers are willing to pay extra for a home that primarily uses renewable energy, according to a new survey, while a third of buyers think EPC ratings are more important now than they were a year ago.
ICIJ: Who helps Russian oligarchs secretly buy jets, yachts and other luxury playthings?
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is shining a light on a “small army” of private client advisors, brokers, accountants and lawyers that enable Russian oligarchs to “live large” with private jets, superyachts and international mansions.
Back in Town: ‘Buyers are saying that they found rural life lonely and quiet’
“London’s suburbs are now red hot,” says buying agent Sara Ransom, as house-hunters look to return to city life. Buyers in Putney, Dulwich, Wimbledon, Richmond and Greenwich in particular “should sharpen their elbows.”
Insurance warning for homeowners as build costs continue to soar
‘Buildings should always be covered for the amount it would cost to replace them, and that cost could be much greater than anticipated’, says Savills
London retains Schroders’ Top Global City crown
London, Boston, San Francisco, New York and Melbourne are the best global cities, says asset management giant Schroders.
Is Saudi Arabia’s Neom the urban blueprint for a sustainable future?
Chris Dietz takes a closer look at the kingdom’s extraordinary plans to create a new £500bn ‘smart city’ 33 times the size of New York, and powered entirely by clean energy…