Public Rights of Way tool offers instant checks
Search Acumen’s ForeSite platform now maps the 133,000+ miles of Public Rights of Way across England and Wales.
These maps show how tricky it is to measure inequality in local areas across England
In the UK, people often think about inequality in geographical terms: for example, places such as Kensington in London are considered ‘rich’, while Blackpool in Lancashire is considered ‘poor’. In reality there are rich and poor areas almost everywhere, but they are not distributed evenly across England, write Alasdair Rae and Elvis Nyanzu…
Mead’s outsourcing venture chalks up 50,000 property viewings
‘There is now no doubt that the service works’, says ex-D&G boss of his Viewber business.
Top London agents limber up for charity football tournament
Savills, Carter Jonas, Strutt & Parker, Hamptons, Chestertons, JLL, Greene & Co and Foxtons will battle it out to be named London’s top estate agency football team…
Haverstock Hill resi scheme hits the market
Significant development site between Primrose Hill and Belsize Park offered with full planning for a 77-unit scheme designed by Piercy & Co
Winkworth taps into the new homes market
100-office agency rolls out dedicated Land & New Homes division in the Home Counties
Green light for Dubai ruler’s Highlands estate plans
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum free to press on with major extension of his 63,000 acre retreat on the shores of Loch Duich
Canary Wharf Group signs up high-end health club
Third Space to deliver ‘world-class’ 40,000 square foot amenity at CWG’s Wood Wharf mega-scheme, with designated 8,000 square foot area for residents
Four Seasons to double global resi portfolio
Luxury hospitality operator confirms that more than 80% of all development projects will include a resi component, ‘solidifying market position as the world leader in luxury branded residential offerings’
Thwarting Granny: What the Duchess of Cornwall could do next
Earlier this month, the Duchess of Cornwall lost a long-running planning battle to thwart permission for her next door neighbour’s “granny” flat. Despite repeated objections, Wiltshire Council approved the plans for the addition, which will be 60m from her home, in Reybridge, near Lacock. Here, Russell-Cooke’s Carina Wentzel talks us through the technical issues at play, and considers where the Duchess could go from here…
Property sector ‘hardest hit’ as number of firms in ‘significant financial distress’ rises by 7%
Another 3,134 property businesses were struggling financially in the last three months of 2018, says Begbies Traynor, taking the UK total to 48,500