Miscellanea
Insider: Inside London’s derelict ‘Billionaires Row’ — a mile-long street of mystery, murder, and tax avoidance
American news website Insider has profiled 19 mansions on The Bishops Avenue, in a series of salacious articles on North London's “Billionaires’ Row”.
Positive reaction for Chelsea apartment with air quality ‘similar to the open countryside’
RBKC architect Philip Challinor reports successful result after coating a mansion flat on Park Walk with a colourless and odourless solution of titanium dioxide
London named the world’s most ‘comprehensively attractive’ city for the eighth year
London, New York, Tokyo and Paris are the most “comprehensively attractive” and "magnetic" cities in the world, according to 2019's Global Power City Index
Luxury lifestyle prices are rising twice as fast as mainstream consumer inflation
Coutts bank's measure of luxury price inflation has risen by 4.7% a year since 2016; twice the rate of the mainstream Consumer Prices Index
In Pictures: Five interior design options for the new-look Buckingham Palace
As the Queen's official residence undergoes a £369m refurbishment, a firm has imagined how the iconic White Drawing Room could respond to five different interior styles, ranging from Memphis Revival to…
How long does it actually take to complete a sale?
New research breaks down the average time it takes for a residential property deal to reach key financial and legal milestones
Housing slips down voters’ agendas
The public sees Brexit and healthcare as the most important issues in the run-up to December's General Election.
In Pictures: Ten top designers create Christmas wreaths for charity
Ten one-off Christmas wreaths, created by some of the biggest names in British interior design, are being raffled off to support Karen Howes' Place2Be charity carol concert
Wealth Resorts: Britain’s multi-millionaire hotspots
A new report has identified the UK's key enclaves for high net worth individuals, ranking the country's top 20 major cities and the top 20 small towns/villages by private wealth and multi-millionaire population…
Required Reading: Key recommendations from the Grenfell fire report
Nearly 18 months after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in West London, Sir Martin Moore-Bick has published his Phase One report on the public inquiry into the disaster.
Who will be crowned industry football champs in 2020?
London agencies get set to fight it out for the 2020 CPR Cup, which was won this year by Savills in an event that raised £5,500 for Canine Partners
Septic tank rule change could kick up a stink for property sellers
New septic tank regulations require all homes not connected to a mains sewage network to review, upgrade or replace their non-mains system by the 1st January 2020;