Miscellanea
Contemporary reinvention of a period farmyard creates ‘a house of rare distinction’ in Hampshire
In Pictures: A listed 17th-century farmhouse has been joined to an 18th-century threshing barn via a contemporary "architectural intervention" in Hampshire's South Downs, creating an "entirely unique"…
Valuation Viewpoint: Eating Cardboard
The signs all point to hard times around the corner, says James Wyatt, although London should maintain its ‘safe haven’ status.
London’s luxury property boom continues as super-prime deals hit £1bn in 2022 so far
61 exchanges went through above the £10mn mark from January to the end of last month, the highest H1 total in over a decade.
£10mn price tag for Thomas Cubitt’s family mansion in Pimlico
Agents say Warwick Lodge is ‘one of the most important houses to come onto the market in the local area for some years’.
Estate agency plants mangrove forest
Hamptons is planting a mangrove tree for every new sale or rental instruction secured in June.
Ombudsman expels six agents
All had failed to pay a compensatory award, said the redress scheme.
Top London architecture studio enters the metaverse, launching 5,000 virtual building NFTs
PLP Architecture is creating 5,000 Non-Fungible Tokens based around a virtual concept building, in an effort to "investigate where they can add value and cross over the digital boundary".
Waterfront regeneration makes Liverpool ‘the UK’s number one property hotspot’
Huge regeneration projects are transforming Liverpool’s waterfront, creating a wealth of opportunities for property investors.
Bird’s-eye view unearths data on ‘hundreds of millions’ of homes around the world
US aerial imagery giant Vexcel has announced plans to roll out its ‘building attribute’ information in over 25 countries, including the UK.
Buyer picks up ‘one of the last trophy mansions in Knightsbridge’
£35mn ‘collector’s item’ on Cadogan Square was one of the standout instructions of last year.
The Times: Inside the world’s skinniest skyscraper
Will Pavia test-drives Manhattan’s Steinway Tower for The Times, and surveys the recent crop of ‘superskinnies’ changing the city’s famous skyline.
FT: End of the affair – London’s super-prime market breaks up with Russian money
“The agents have finally learned you can’t just do deals with anybody”.