Miscellanea
Homes in English market towns command a 12% average mark-up
Beaconsfield has the highest house price premium of any market town, says Lloyds Bank, followed by Henley-on-Thames and Bakewell.
Ex-Accouter man to lead Lucarna’s new BTR venture
Interior design firm launches specialist rental furnishing provider, with former Accouter Group director Charlie Olpin at the helm
Here’s what it takes to be in the richest 1% around the world
Bloomberg has looked into what you need to earn around the world to break into "the 1%".
Desert Island Digs: Agency interviews design leaders for new podcast series
The Modern House co-founder Matt Gibberd will be asking guests to pick their three favourite homes from anywhere around the world...
Criminal gangs targeting Surrey trophy homes
Security will be high on the agenda for HNW buyers after a spate of high-value burglaries
Hyde Park landlord in £73k dispute with Romanian embassy
Foreign and Commonwealth Office dragged into super-prime lettings squabble after 'gentleman's agreement' turns sour
East Hertfordshire named as the UK’s ‘best place to live’
Strong exam results, high life expectancy, excellent health and happiness scores, and high average earnings helped the area secure the top spot in this year's Halifax Quality of Life survey;
New pictures show ‘bold new vision’ for Victoria
'Ambitious' new public realm and placemaking proposals are aimed at improving the area for residents and visitors
No Pain No Gain? On biodiversity and the luxury residential sector
New biodiversity net gain laws have the potential to add significant additional costs to the development of schemes in the UK's rural and costal locations, writes Nicholas Burt...
‘Modest growth’ predicted for the world’s HNWI population in 2020
The global millionaire count is likely to rise again in 2020, predicts Wealth-X, but at less dramatic pace than in 2019.
Why people buy what they didn’t realise they wanted
Searching for a country property is all about testing boundaries, says buying agent Sally Fraser...
Ten interesting stats about the property market in 2019
Fridays are the busiest days for moving home; the average UK home-mover moves just nine miles away from their previous property, and London accounted for more than 12% of all home-moves in 2019.