Miscellanea
HS2 has spent more than £1.25bn buying London properties
The North-South high-speed rail project has spent "at least" £1,256,089,849 on London property acquisitions, according to a freedom of information request
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
A weekly stock check, powered by LonRes
Ignore liveable cities rankings – they do citizens a disservice by trying to quantify urban life
Ranking different cities against each other according to specific criteria destroys the essence of that city as a whole, argues Oli Mould
FT – Millennial movers: how young tech tycoons are shaking up the prime housing market
Buyers flush with tech fortunes are changing the face of high-end property, writes Judith Evans in the Financial Times
Bogus billionaire infiltrates London’s super-prime market
Artist and writer gained access to some of the most coveted addresses in the capital as part of a 'longitudinal study' into the high-end real estate sector for a socialist newspaper...
Energy efficiency charges up home-owners’ priorities
As the Government consults on mandatory EV chargepoints for new-build homes, Jackson-Stops asks home-owners about their energy priorities
Book Now: Luxury Business Sphere Summit 2019
Top-notch line-up announced for October's luxury business conference, including major prime resi players
The effect of trees on rights of light
Issues around daylight, sunlight and RoL do not have a history of being straightforward, but modern technology may well change how assessing trees works in the future...
India & Camden clash over Primrose Hill townhouse conversion
A museum on King Henry's Road, dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern India, may have to be returned to resi use following Camden's refusal of retrospective planning permission
President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland
The American President wants to buy Greenland from Denmark, apparently
Property developer teams up with bookseller Foyles to create residents’ libraries
Retirement home developer Elysian Residences has partnered with bookshop Foyles to create and manage libraries in top-end later living schemes across London and the South East
HMRC: 6,000 HNWI have left Britain
Latest government data shows a 13% fall in the number of individuals claiming non-domiciled taxpayer status in the UK, with top advisors citing Corbyn and Brexit as key factors...