Miscellanea
‘Transforming estate agency as we know it’: Knight Frank’s head of resi lifts lid on technology ambitions
Anyone who has not pushed the digital modernisation of their business to the forefront should be readying themselves for a shock in the near future, writes Tim Hyatt...
‘A work of art you can live in’: Buyer sought for Design Haus Liberty‘s Lake Maggiore villa
In Pictures: Celebrated project by Dara Huang’s London-based studio has become available for the first time
The Times: Mice! Cracks! Life with the super-rich neighbours who can’t stop digging
Long-drawn-out super-prime development projects are causing 'chaos' for residents in leafy Notting Hill, reports Helen Kirwan-Taylor in this piece for the Times...
RBKC looks to green-light solar panels on historic homes
Simplifying planning permission will make going greener appealing to many more homeowners, says council.
New apartments unveiled at Battersea Power Station as £9bn scheme gears up for ‘momentous year’
IN PICTURES: Michaelis Boyd designs 119 new units in the Grade II* listed landmark, the centrepiece of London’s biggest regen scheme
Winkworth takes a butchers at London’s ‘super suburbs’
"Someone told me recently that it was worth buying steak from the local butcher than the supermarket and paying a bit more," says estate agency chief Dominic Agace, "as it was directly supporting his house…
London wins bid to host 2023 Ecocity World Summit
First held in 1990, the biennial Ecocity World Summit brings the world's urban stakeholders together to discuss what can be done "to rebuild our human habitat in balance with living systems".
Buying Agent Survey: Competition hots up as the sector evolves
Demand for acquisition services is rising, reports LonRes - and so is the competition between firms…
Buyers circle super-prime receivership sale in Surrey
Trio of mansions near Guildford are being sold on the instructions of receivers for a combined £23.5m
Real estate in the metaverse is booming; is it really such a crazy idea?
Gaming is starting to overlap with real life, explains Theo Tzanidis - but is the virtual real estate boom the next great thing or the next big bubble?
7 interior design trends for 2022
Taylor Howes has identified seven key trends that the team believes will resonate with clients as well as the wider interior design sector this year.
Second home tax loophole closed
New rules mean holiday lets must be rented out for a minimum of 70 days a year to qualify for lower local tax rates.