Miscellanea
Building on Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency, blockchain and the future of property transacting
Will the owner of a £17m mansion in Notting Hill manage to pull off the UK's first Bitcoin-only property deal? We'll have to wait and see on that one, but as Janet Armstrong-Fox explains, we can bank o…
Upwards & Onwards: Central London rooftops could hold the key to 41,000 new homes
New airspace mapping tool estimates more than 28 million sq ft of potential additional resi floor area could be developed in the capital, with a potential value of £51 billion
London hosts world’s ‘most prolific’ Airbnb owner
Host with the most said to be operating a portfolio of 881 properties in the capital, bringing in nearly £12m a year...
Greenwich named as London’s ‘friendliest’ borough
Poll seeks to debunk the capital's 'unfriendly' reputation by quizzing residents on community spirit, neighbours and safety; Greenwich and RBKC fare well but Wandsworth slammed for 'snootiness'...
Land Registry frees up commercial ownership data
Transparency drive 'gives citizens and organisations the opportunity to discover which companies own land and property in England and Wales'
Westminster clamps down on construction waste
Building firms face new 'sewerage surcharge' as sand and concrete clog up London's gullies
Four things the Paradise Papers tell us about global business and political elites
Relatively few Americans or Europeans were caught up in the Panama palava, but this latest mega-leak is a different story...
Amara Interior Blog Awards 2017: The Winners
Enough interiors inspiration to fill up your bookmarks bar
How to save tax like a duke
Using family trusts to save IHT is not just for the super-rich, but it does help to have had some well-advised ancestors...
Interiors challenge seeks design stars of tomorrow
Helen Green Design's 2017 Green Ribbon Award open for entries
RBKC top for home improvement planning bids
Royal Borough leads rundown of UK boroughs with the highest proportion of refurb planning applications