Miscellanea
Why buying property with land is not as simple as it sounds
The series Clarkson's Farm highlights why a ‘how difficult can it be’ attitude is generally to be avoided when considering rural homes with substantial acreage, advises Nick Cunningham...
Crown Estate rolls out Battersea Power Station-inspired residents’ portal, created by Tomb Raider developer
Proptech firm Spike - which is run by the software developer behind the Tomb Raider game and chaired by former Battersea Power Station chief Rob Tincknell - has created a residents' portal for The Crown…
£16m run of sales at Chelsea Waterfront
Buyers have been honing on on the larger units at Hutchison Property Group’s luxury SW London development
Overseas buyers & tenants ‘gearing up for UK return’
Nearly a quarter of web traffic to Knight Frank’s sales and lettings listings came from overseas last month, the highest proportion seen since the start of the pandemic.
Second home-owners cash-in on ‘lucrative’ holiday let relief
Pandemic support grants for second homeowners "will have been far more lucrative than 'business as usual' for many," says Altus Group.
11% premium for homes near top-rated primary schools
'While many buyers have been seeking extra space over the last 18 months, there has been a growing focus on balancing this with proximity to amenities,' says Knight Frank
Tube will be a ‘game-changer’ for Battersea
Developers rejoice as TfL finally confirms an opening date for the Northern Line Extension.
Market musings: It could be a very busy autumn in PCL
The last 18 months have shown that the domestic market is a much bigger force than it is often given credit for, writes Alexander Millett, but international buyers are now starting to return…
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Flurry of £5m-plus deals in London feature in the latest tranche of Land Registry data .
Sandy Mitchell: How to beat the competition & hire the dream project team
"It is a crazy sellers’ market for architects, designers and the like," writes Redbook founder Sandy Mitchell.
Cornish agency’s charity art auction raises £20k
John Bray & Partners marked 50 years in business with the sale of 28 artworks portraying aspects of North Cornwall scenery and life
Demand for pet-friendly rentals has more than doubled
Enquiries to letting agents about pet-friendly rentals has jumped by 120% since last Summer, says Rightmove, while London estate agency Chestertons says that about half the phone calls it receives are…