Miscellanea
Airbnb’s new ‘Luxe’ platform offers short-let private islands, penthouses & mansions
Airbnb Luxe listings include The Fleming Villa in Jamaica, a private island in French Polynesia, a penthouse in Chelsea, and an immaculate Chateau
Small site planning delays are stalling the engine of UK development
Unacceptable delays - sometimes lasting a year or more - are forcing individual building projects to be abandoned, slowing UK development, and putting small and medium-sized firms out of business, says…
Four areas have seen the average house price rise by more than the average salary in the last year
But three London boroughs have seen their average property value drop more than their average salary
London needs a £4.9bn annual Government subsidy to deliver enough affordable housing
A new report indicates that London needs a massive seven-fold increase in Government funding to deliver affordable homes
Carter Jonas cycling challenge raises £22k
Over 400 riders tackle the steep hills of Yorkshire to raise funds for LandAid
From Paris to Shanghai, citizens are largely unaware of indoor air pollution risks
Indoor air can be far more polluted than outdoor air and was responsible for 3.
Heathrow reveals expansion masterplan; launches third runway consultation
Heathrow Airport has published its expansion masterplan, revealing that the proposed third runway could be completed by 2026, but that other works would continue until 2050
Crittall picks up £750k Trellick Tower contract
Erno Goldfinger's Brutalist landmark in west London needs 860 new windows
Chalegrove’s Landmark Pinnacle tops out
75-storey, 752-unit tower in Canary Wharf will round-off the developer's trilogy of 'Landmark' schemes
Rare whisky outperforms other ‘luxury asset’ classes
Knight Frank's Luxury Investment Index has out-paced the prime London property market for the last five years, as have the FTSE and Gold (albeit in more volatile fashion)
Watch: Norwood Property Lunch raises £530k for charity
The 20th Norwood Property Lunch took place last week, with 700 industry players joined by guest speaker Michael Gove to raise funds for vulnerable children and their families
