Miscellanea
The Modern House launches high-end print magazine
Design-led agency ups the marketing ante with ‘the ultimate guidebook to modern living’
Ranked: The ‘most competitive’ cities to be an estate agent
Aberdeen has the highest ratio of estate agents to property listings, with just 13 per agent. London has 24.
Londoners on the move: How ‘rebalancing priorities’ are influencing the decisions of four key London buyer types
Savills' research team has profiled four key London buyer types and how their changing wants and needs are impacting the prime residential markets
Heritage protection for influential private gardens
24 of England’s best post-war parks, gardens and landscapes receive protected status, including Beth Chatto’s ‘masterpiece’ in Essex and the private garden at Shute House in Dorset.
630 residents at Canary Wharf tower ‘sharing 13 showers’
Owners and tenants at Ballymore’s Pan Peninsula scheme have reportedly been told that problems with the pipes will take four weeks to fix.
Ranked: The world’s best-connected resort enclaves
Napa Valley, Monaco & Jackson Hole top list of prime leisure locations ranked by broadband speed...
New AI-powered air filtration system promises to ‘remove 100% of Covid-19 virus within 45 minutes’
Several super-prime resi developments in London are already in talks about installing the new OKTOair system.
Renovation of £30m Paris mansion uncovers grisly secret
French police open up a murder investigation after workmen discover a body in the basement of a super-prime refurbishment project in the 7th arrondissement...
A-listings: Celebrity property stories of the month
July’s most interesting rumours involving famous people and their homes – some of which might even turn out to be true…
Hong Kong developer proposes a new émigré city in Ireland
One of Hong Kong's big property mavens is touting a plan to build a whole new city in Ireland, to home around 50,000 emigrants from his semi-autonomous Chinese hometown.
How drones and aerial vehicles could change cities
Drones, personal flying vehicles and air taxis will require the built environment to change dramatically, writes Paul Cureton - potentially ushering in new styles of building, and leading to more sustainable de…
Hill hires London Square‘s sales & marketing chief
Rebecca Littler will be in charge of delivering a new post-Covid sales strategy for the top 20 housebuilder.