Miscellanea
Home-owners to be offered £5k grants to install electric heat pumps
The Government's new three-year Boiler Upgrade Scheme will launch in April, offering subsidies to help replace gas boilers with more environmentally-friendly heat pumps.
Knight Frank beats Mercedes Benz, O2 & HSBC to win top CX award
The agency’s resi business was praised for its approach to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Infography: How far will £1m stretch in & out of London?
London's average £1m home is only a third (36%) bigger than the overall average-sized home in the capital, says Savills. Buyers would get an average of 70% more space if they looked beyond the M25.
‘Heritage forest’ planned for Knightsbridge
Cadogan, Louis Vuitton & Sugi team up for an innovative rewilding project on Pont Street.
Four British enclaves make it into Time Out’s top 49 ‘coolest neighbourhoods’ list for 2021
Nightlife/travel guide Time Out has published its list of the world's "coolest neighbourhoods" in 2021, highlighting four UK enclaves as being the right mix of mainstream fun and artisanal hipster for…
Millionaires’ Rows: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2021
There are now 11,673 streets in Britain where the average property value is over £1m, says Zoopla, which has crowned Kensington Palace Gardens as the UK's priciest address for the thirteenth year in a …
Valuation Viewpoint: Winter is coming
Over-valued markets will eventually over-correct, says James Wyatt...
Most home-owners are NIMBYs, concludes survey; 72% don’t think their local area needs any new-build homes
72% of British home0owners don't think their local area needs any new homes, according to a new survey. Over half don't want new homes built near them.
Stamp Duty Refunds: Too good to be true?
Stamp Duty is complicated and sometimes reliefs are overlooked, say top lawyers writing for The Chartered Institute of Taxation - so it can be worth revisiting transactions in search of a rebate.
Almacantar unveils Lee Simmons-designed sculpture at Marble Arch Place
PCL developer set out to deliver a 'stop and stare' moment at its new mixed-use scheme by Hyde Park.
HNWIs returning to PCL, reports luxury logistics firm
Notting Hill is proving a popular destination for post-pandemic relocations.
In Pictures: RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 Gold Medal Winners
Take a tour of the five top creations from this year's horticultural extravaganza...