Miscellanea
Former Candy & Candy sales boss turns HNWI matchmaker
Kalina Boyadjiew joins exclusive Mayfair matchmaking consultancy Gray & Farrar as MD after overseeing sales programmes for Candy & Candy's One Hyde Park and Reignwood's Ten Trinity Square...
London’s Russian elite are calling in extra security, reports top-end agent
British sanctions against Russia in the wake of the Salisbury nerve agent incident have so far fallen short of attacking private property or business interests - but escalating Anglo-Russian tensions are…
Sophisticated Security: The modern approach to protecting luxury homes
Security requirements have become the number one priority for HNW homeowners in recent years, says Gerard Cooper, with increased demands from insurers amplifying the personal risk and exposure of high-profile…
‘Impenetrable’ housing market pushes homeowners to improve, rather than move
Proportion of homeowners deciding to renovate rather than relocate has soared five-fold since 2013, with "prohibitively" high property prices and stamp duty cited as the main reasons...
Developers demonstrate the power of the humble hoarding
Walk-in buyer walks away with the keys to a multi-million pound apartment at Canary Wharf Group & Qatari Diar's Southbank Place
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