Miscellanea
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”.
Watch: Fire-gutted stately home to be reinvented as ‘an x-ray of a great house’
A fire-ravaged historic mansion in Surrey is to be reinvented as an ambitious "x-ray" of a Georgian stately home by the National Trust.
Star footballer launches charity pop-up at Knightsbridge agency
Mason Mount took over Knight Frank’s branch on Sloane Avenue for his new initiative in aid of children’s charity Together for Short Lives.
In Pictures: New apartments launched at Chelsea Barracks
Over £100mn-worth of townhouses and apartments have been sold at Chelsea Barracks so far this year, following £200mn-worth of sales in 2021.
Salboy launches sales at debut prime London scheme as developer eyes expansion in the capital
Manchester-based developer has launched sales at its Earls Court scheme and confirmed the acquisition of a second boutique resi site London, in Camden.