Miscellanea
Non-farmers dominated farm & estate sales in 2023
Around 75,500 acres of agricultural land was marketed for sale in 2023, reports Strutt & Parker, with investors and lifestyle buyers playing a much more active role in the market than in previous years.
Domus Nova recruits Stuart Bennett to helm new Private Clients department
Design-led agency's new offering will help HNWIs with their 'unique' property needs & deal in homes 'of the highest architectural calibre'
Mapped: Foreign entities holding English & Welsh real estate
Think tank releases interactive tool using latest government data but warns against jumping to conclusions: 'There is nothing inherently suspicious about a foreign entity holding UK real estate'
Behind the Schemes: Inside the UK’s first Grade I listed net zero project
The remarkable tale of how an ancient manor house in Dorset became an operationally carbon neutral building, eliminating around 100 tonnes of CO2 per year and saving the client £150k in annual energy…
Savills launches French residential desk in London
'France is a hugely popular location for international buyers and I look forward to driving more business to our teams across the country,' says Alice Storrie.
Luxury Outlook: Seven trends for HNW real estate markets in 2024
Top-end property brokerage summarises the big themes at play in the world's prime residential hubs this year.
Planners wade into Chelsea houseboats row
Officers have been looking into whether some of the larger vessels at Cheyne Walk required planning permission.
Mortgage approvals rise amid ‘encouraging signs’ for home-buyers
'The fall in mortgage rates since late July has stabilised the market and underpinned a moderate recovery in purchasing activity,' comments Knight Frank Finance on the latest Bank of England data.
Contents of important Scottish mansion head to auction
'It is rare for a collection to come to market that has been so thoughtfully curated, with such impressive academic vision and decorative flare,' say auctioneers of Cairness House 'treasure trove'.
Government to cut retrofit red tape for historic homes
Planning rules to be relaxed following review into challenges faced by heritage sector.
Savills heralds ‘significant opportunity’ for property investors ‘to buy at the bottom of the market’ in 2024
'There will be significant opportunity – especially in the commercial and residential spaces – for investors to buy at the bottom of the market,' says Savills, as the property firm shares its forecasts…
Happy Holidays: PrimeResi will resume full service in January 2024
Wishing all our readers health, happiness, peace and prosperity - and a very merry festive break.