Miscellanea
Chelsea agent gears up for epic charity cycling challenge
Russell Simpson director Leo Russell and friend George Staggs will be tackling some of the toughest climbs in the world over the next 20 days, as they push their bodies to the extreme in aid of mental…
Net Zero by 2030: Grosvenor signs up to ‘pioneering’ green pledge
The venerable owner of vast swathes of Mayfair & Belgravia gives itself just over a decade to hit 'net zero' operating emissions
Last Few Places Remaining: A PrimeResi & Integrated Home Podcast Live Event
LAST FEW PLACES REMAINING: Join an expert panel of prime resi specialists as they discuss clever thinking on smart technology at the Dolby Screening Room on Soho Square this Wednesday evening
Change-of-use resi developments wanted for new TV series
George Clarke's television production company is on the hunt for property developments to feature on a new Channel 4 show
The world’s billionaires have seen a ‘significant decrease’ in wealth & numbers
UK billionaires' combined net worth fell by 17% in 2018, reports Wealth-X
French government opens up historic property sales data
Researching the market on the other side of the Channel just got a whole lot easier
New property TV show promises ‘twice the life for half the price’
Kate Humble will front the 'aspirational life change' series, made by Kirstie Allsopp & Phil Spencer's Raise The Roof Productions, to be aired on Channel 5 later this year
Coastal communities may have to move, warns Environment Agency in stark flood risk assessment
'In some cases, the scale of flooding or coastal change may be so significant [that it] may mean potentially moving communities out of harm’s way in the longer term'
Home improvement applications dwindle, but extensions hold up
'The impact of Brexit and any shift in GDP is likely to reduce [home improvement] activity further', warns Barbour ABI
Venice had its own ‘Airbnb problem’ during the Renaissance – here’s how it coped
The week's revelation that London now has one Airbnb listing for every two hotel rooms, together with new analysis of the platform's extraordinary impact on Edinburgh (the city's 12,000 Airbnb listings…
Firefighters commandeer Richmond scheme’s luxury leisure complex to tackle nearby inferno
The London Fire Brigade found an unusual source of water to help douse a major hotel fire on Richmond Hill this week - the opulent pool at London Square's redevelopment of The Star and Garter...
Old rectories & manor houses ‘offer the best value for money’; barn conversions are the priciest ‘quintessentially English’ homes per square foot
Big manor houses and old rectories tend to be the most expensive "quintessentially English" homes in a village, but they're a fair bit cheaper per square foot than cottages or barn conversions, says Jackson-Stops.