Miscellanea
When will Londoners return to town?
Just 4% of recent London-leavers said they would "potentially, never" return to the capital.
Property tycoon boosts Bailey’s bid to become London mayor
Nick Candy has reportedly led a £1m fundraising drive for the Conservative candidate ahead of May's election.
Hampstead Manor developer pays homage to DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin
Mount Anvil has unveiled a specially-commissioned tondo portrait of scientist Rosalind Franklin at its Hampstead Manor scheme in north London.
Property and the evolving crypto dilemma
Blockchain and smart currency are still in their infancy in the property universe, writes Chris Dietz - and huge question marks remain over the implications of a wider rollout...
New female property collective launched to address ‘stark’ lack of women in senior positions
Over 35 mentors have already signed up to the cross-sector initiative, from firms including Savills, Foxtons, CBRE & Great Portland Estates.
Agent collective launches magazine for ‘the Broker Age’
The London Broker has launched ‘The Brokerage’ to support its network of independent operators in the UK and overseas.
Redefining ‘Connection’: How resi building operators have retained a sense of community throughout the Covid crisis
Following the lessons learned over the last year, there will be increased demand for operators to put the health and well-being of their residents at the heart of their offering in future, writes Jade…
The new London Plan is now in force
The capital's new "Spatial Development Strategy" - better known as the The London Plan 2021 - has finally come into force, after protracted exchanges between City Hall and Whitehall.
The Times: Rightmove left rivals in its wake and it doesn’t look like that will change soon
The Times' Financial Editor Patrick Hosking pulls no punches in this overview of the UK's property portal scene.
No one comes out of it particularly well.
RICS overhauls survey options
New-look property survey reports are more visual and easy to understand, says the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Knight Frank picks Notting Hill as one of the world’s top ten neighbourhoods ‘primed for growth in a post-pandemic world’
KF's Wealth Report 2021 identifies ten "up and coming" prime residential locations around the world, including four in Europe.
Future Homes Standard: The impact on build costs, supply chains & land values
Higher build costs to adhere to the government’s stricter energy requirements are already being factored into land bids, writes Lydia Mclaren...