Miscellanea
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.
Property industry raises funds for Turkey-Syria earthquake relief
Agents Giving and The Guild of Property Professionals have launched a Turkey-Syria earthquake appeal.
Wine Garden of England signs up Knight Frank as first property partner
Collective is responsible for around 80% of Kent's wine production.
‘A seismic evolution’: Second Generation build-to-rent developments ‘feel more like lifestyle hotels’
Knight Frank's Oliver Heywood highlights the latest trends shaping Britain's burgeoning BtR sector - following a 'seismic evolution' in recent years.
The Guardian: Gulf royals own more than £1bn of UK property via tax havens
Analysis of the new register of overseas entities 'reveals for the first time how the Gulf royals have used offshore jurisdictions to expand their UK property holdings'
Required Reading: Japanese knotweed & the law
As the number of legal cases involving Japanese knotweed continue to rise, Rachel Redwood explains how a vendor in SW London has ended up facing a bill of £200k, and what buyers and sellers need to…
Former Housing Secretaries back report ‘demolishing housing market myths’
Former housing policy-makers Sajid Javid, Simon Clarke, Brandon Lewis and Kit Malthouse agree that housebuilding policies have not been good enough.
‘Time to tax the rich’: Campaigners pitch four proposals to curb the growing wealth divide
'Greater taxation of rich people is not the only answer to the inequality crisis, but it is a fundamental part of it,' says Oxfam.
Bidwells makes raft of promotions
The property consultancy has made 30 promotions, including four new Equity Partners.
Net Zero Review proposes three steps to deliver ‘cleaner, cheaper, greener homes’
Chris Skidmore's Net Zero Review zeroes-in on the need to ramp up energy efficiency across Britain's housing stock - but falls short of providing practical help for property owners.
Agents gear up for 2,500km charity cycle challenge
Competitors from Knight Frank, Savills, JLL and CBRE are aiming to raise £25k for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, a charity fighting Motor Neuron Disease