Resi performance bolsters Carter Jonas’ Model Estate
Property consultancy’s notional agricultural estate saw its total value drop by 1.7% last year, despite positive performance from residential elements.
Why the UK property market needs to embrace the social media habits of its US counterparts
A trip to La La Land opens investor Bruce Birkett’s eyes to the massive brand-building potential of social media…
What do UK homebuyers most regret compromising on?
Which? survey quizzed 1,200 homebuyers on the concessions they made when choosing a property – and those they later came to rue…
Heritage specialist launches new service for homeowners
Cliveden Conservation makes a move into the domestic market, launching a range of specialist survey packages for the owners of historic, listed and traditionally constructed buildings
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What’s the best strategy? Researchers at Harvard Business School have examined consumerism at the top of the curve – from high fashion and luxury watches to prestige cars and top-end experiences – to produce a series of 12 insight papers…
Fraudster jailed over Fulham house sale scam
‘Sophisticated’ attack duped solicitor into sending purchase funds to a bogus account
London’s new charge on polluting vehicles – here’s everything you need to know
The new Ultra-Low Emissions Zone comes into force today, covering the same locations as the previous Congestion Charge – but it is set to expand to cover a much wider area of the capital in 2021. Cambridge University’s Nicole Badstuber looks into the ULEZ, assessing what impact it will have on London and its environment.
Rent or Buy: Does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?
Professors Colin Jones and Abdulkader Mostafa of Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Business School have explored the bottom-line implications of buying a home rather than renting. “The deep-seated home-owner aspirations of Britons are justified and have been sustained by significant financial gains,” they conclude; “it really does pay to buy”
In Pictures: BIG reveals hurricane-proof floating city concept for the UN
The United Nations has drawn up plans for a sustainable ‘modular maritime metropolis’, which could be home to over 10,000 people while withstanding rising sea levels and climate catastrophes
Property firms boycott Mayfair venue over Brunei’s anti-LGBT laws
Big names take a stand over new laws brought in by The Dorchester’s owner, the Sultan of Brunei
How the daily commute affects Londoners and their property decisions
Proximity to the workplace is one of the top three most important factors when looking for a new home, according to a survey of weary London commuters – even more so than being close to family and friends…
Touring the Foreign Office’s amazing luxury property portfolio
Analysis prompted by last month’s purchase of a spectacular £12m penthouse in Manhattan reveals the FCO currently owns 87 £5m+ properties around the world