Miscellanea
Westminster ‘guilt tax’ gets go-ahead
Council votes to roll out innovative 'Community Contribution' scheme
New York trumps London in city wealth rankings
Big Apple sweeps the board in terms of wealth, investment, lifestyle and future; London still beats all other European cities with Brexit having 'limited impact' so far...
£100k damages awarded in Kensington noise dispute
Neighbours clash after renovation works at W14 mansion block...
The UK homebuying process could soon get a whole lot quicker…
Land Registry starts work on national Local Land Charges Register; confirms launch happening before the end of 2018...
Rules of Construction: Tales from the planning front line
From the recent case in Leicestershire involving a house hidden behind a fake garage door, to the hoo-ha in Kensington over a 'candy-cane' paint job, Clive Moys talks us through some memorable recent breaches…
‘It’s too cold to lay bricks’
Cold snap means construction sites are 'grinding to a halt', says the Federation of Master Builders
BNP PRE, Strutts & John Clegg set up shop at new Scottish HQ
Newly-merged firms brought under the same roof in Edinburgh
Ranked: The 12 ‘most valuable’ green spaces in the world
Three cities have green spaces worth more than Hyde Park, apparently...
In Pictures: Restoration of important Kent manor house makes the grade
How one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in the UK has been reimagined as a piano school-come-family home...
Book Now: HQR Summer Ball 2018
Tickets going fast for the prime resi construction industry's annual charity extravaganza...
Shelf Help: Building a bespoke library, step by step
Tapping into the renewed vogue for actual books, super-prime developers and five-star hotels are increasingly specifying bespoke libraries as the final word in luxury...
Five of the Best: Prime properties with libraries to write home about
Engrossing reading rooms in Kensington, Staffordshire, Chelsea, Hampshire and West Sussex...