Miscellanea
Land Registry to bump up fees
The Land Registry is to increase its land registration fees next year.
Tatler: The Tatler guide to owning a luxury property, according to the experts
The high-society magazine has tapped up some well-known names from the prime property world for their advice.
Strutt & Parker bolsters London new homes team
Robert Cox has joined the division after 13 years with Harrods Estates, while Orla O’Sullivan moves over from the Kensington office.
A Sense of Emergency: How well is the planning system responding to the climate crisis?
224 local authorities across England have declared a climate emergency since 2018, but it’s become clear that the act of making a declaration doesn’t necessarily signal any significant change in policies……
‘In order to have real impact, it is the industry that must change’: On sustainability & luxury design
With the eyes of the world on the Cop26 conference this weekend, Simone Suss explains how design studios and their clients can make sustainable choices without compromising on aesthetic or function...
The Telegraph: Tech billionaires are making battlefields of their English country estates by alienating the locals
In this entertaining piece for the Telegraph, Helen Kirwan-Taylor reports on rising tensions between local residents and wealthy buyers snapping up the UK’s finest country estates.
One in ten British homes could be at risk of flooding within 30 years
The proportion of homes and properties at risk of flooding in Kensington & Chelsea is likely to rise from 4% now to 13% within our lifetimes, warns a new report.
Over a third of people avoid negotiating on property prices due to anxiety, claims estate agency
"36% of people typically avoid negotiating due to anxiety", says Douglas & Gordon after polling almost 700 property buyers, renters, landlords and sellers.
Agency sends touting letter to the Tower of London
We know stock levels are short, but this was never going to fly…
Improving home energy efficiency is at the heart of Britain’s new ‘green industrial revolution’
The Government has finally published its Net Zero Strategy, along with an in-depth Heat & Building Strategy.
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.