Miscellanea
London estate agency donates over 750 tech devices to schools
KFH has given hundreds of laptops and computers to school pupils, via the Business2Schools charity.
London estate agency donates windows to charity
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is using full window displays across all 60 of its London branches to promote its charity partner, London Youth.
Farmland values hit record high as investors pile in
Private and institutional investors bought a third of all the farms sold in 2022 – the highest level for at least a decade - and there's no sign of demand weakening.
Berlin, Toronto & Paris have the world’s most ‘climate resilient’ city real estate markets, says Savills
'Investors may increasingly seek more resilient and green real estate in climate stable cities,' says Savills, 'but at the moment they will be competing over relatively few buildings that meet all those…
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive seaside towns in 2022
Salcombe has overtaken Sandbanks to become the UK's priciest coastal enclave to buy a home.
Think tank’s ‘radical new vision to fix the housing crisis’ gains broad support
Senior Tory MPs and conservative thinkers offer 60 housing policy suggestions, in a new report backed by homelessness charity Shelter.
London is no longer ‘the clear leader’ amongst global financial centres, says City of London
London and New York rank joint-first as the world’s top financial centres, according to new analysis by the City of London Corporation.
Government plans short-term rental database & more powers for landlords
New Renters Reform Bill measures announced as part of crackdown on anti-social behaviour.
Property industry football championship signs high-profile headline sponsor ahead of ‘biggest tournament yet’
London's top estate agencies will battle it out in the CPR Cup on 16th June to be crowned industry football champions.
Ranked: The UK’s best places to live in 2023
Wadhurst in East Sussex has been crowned the overall winner in this year's influential Sunday Times rundown.
Riverside homes in West London come with a 28.5% price premium
Properties close to the Boat Race route on the Thames sell for significantly more than non-riverside properties in the same postcode; Chiswick has the lowest riverside price premium, while Hammersmith…
New agent tool will flag properties at risk from climate change
Data aims to help property pros assess the potential impact of flooding, subsidence, heat stress and coastal erosion.