Miscellanea
Major mortgage lenders back ‘greenprint’ for eco-minded property finance
Linking long-term loans to properties rather than people could promote more energy-efficient retrofits, argue lenders.
Acadata deal adds up for major surveying firm
E.surv acquires longstanding property research company as part of 'wider data strategy'.
Chris Dietz: How dark sky initiatives can enhance property values & quality of life
Dark Sky Communities are redefining urban living by reducing light pollution, says the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World boss - boosting property values, slashing energy costs, and generally improving…
Rightmove ‘experiments’ with AI-powered location tool
'We’re exploring a number of ways we can help agents and home-movers through AI technology,' says property portal.
Agency ties up England’s biggest land sale of the last 30 years
The Wildlife Trusts have agreed to acquire the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, which has been in the Percy family for seven centuries.
Making Sense of Sustainability: New frameworks aim to improve home & historic building retrofits
Three new sets of guidance - including a new standard from the RICS - attempt to clarify & formalise the emergent multi-billion-pound residential retrofit industry.
Housing Minister reaffirms commitment to regulate estate agents
The Government has promised to bring in long-awaited RoPA rules 'in due course'.
Meriam Lock-Necrews on putting homes at the heart of Battersea Power Station’s redevelopment
Two years after the regenerated Battersea Power Station opened, BPSDC's Head of Residential shares insights into how the project created a sought-after residents' experience within a new mixed-use neighbourhood.
RICS releases new global standard on property agency & management principles
The mandatory standard 'sets clear expectations for RICS professionals when providing property agency and management services,' says author Mairéad Carroll.
Lloyds raises house price forecasts
Britain's biggest mortgage lender expects UK house prices to rise by an average of 2% next year.
Government confirms mandatory consumer code & Ombudsman for housebuilders
The property market 'is over reliant on a speculative model of housebuilding that slows build out and constrains the supply of affordable homes,' conclude ministers.
Ranked: Where homeowners have seen the biggest property capital gains
'Millions of UK homeowners are sitting on tens of thousands of pounds in property value gains since they moved into their current home, despite recent falls in house prices,' says Zoopla.