Miscellanea
In Pictures: Ambitious proposal pitches waterside Grand Prix circuit in East London
'This vision could do for the Royal Docks what the Olympics did for Stratford and the Lea Valley,' says LDN Collective.
‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ shelled out almost £9bn to first-time property buyers in 2022
Nearly half of all mortgaged first-time buyers relied on family money to get on the property ladder last year - and Savills expects this proportion to rise to three in five as Help to Buy ends.
Over 23,000 expected at MIPIM this year
Attendee numbers are expected to be up by 15% on last year, according to the event's organisers.
‘The last thing you would want to do is openly advertise it’: North London super-agent’s advice on selling a £250mn trophy mansion
One of London's finest private residences, The Holme in Regent's Park, made global headlines last week after reportedly going up for sale at £250mn; as the world awaits the outcome, veteran agent Trevor A…
‘Biggest ever’ LandAid SleepOut raises over £500k
Hundreds of property folk braved freezing temperatures to help end youth homelessness.
Tatler reveals London’s ‘five ultra-prime property tribes’
'Forget Londongrad, England’s capital has become a honeypot for tech gazillionaires from Silicon Valley,' says high-society glossy magazine Tatler.
Planning fees set to soar under new proposals
Consultation launched on hiking fees for major applications by 35%, and 25% for all other applications.
Money matters: What next for mortgages?
After a turbulent few months, should borrowers act now or wait in the hope that rates continue to fall?
Westminster’s new Kyiv Road ‘honours struggle of embattled nation’
A road very near the Russian Embassy in central London has been re-named in support of Ukraine.
Property industry keeps it formal as casual catches on
New research looks at which industries have been ditching their dress codes since the pandemic.
More strikes scheduled at the Land Registry; some disruption expected
Core services should continue, but contact with the Land Registry may be disrupted until 6th March.
Grosvenor’s Greener Futures Fund is looking to support more climate-related projects in Mayfair and Belgravia
This is the second time Grosvenor's Greener Futures Fund has been opened for new proposals.