Miscellanea
Airbnb and the short-term rental revolution – how English cities are suffering
As a developer in Edinburgh launches a set of luxury flats with a special preventative clause in the title deeds, and Paris mulls a complete ban, Jonathan Silver examines how the short-term rental phenomenon is…
50th deal brings up £1bn milestone for Cogress
"Disruptive" property investment startup shifted its strategy "immediately after the Brexit vote" to focus outside of prime London
Westminster’s CIL committee hands out £5m
Council invests developers' contributions on a series of community projects, including £1m on new facilities for Paddington Recreation Ground
Very first photographs of London go on show
An extraordinary set of images from Queen Victoria’s reign are being displayed in Paternoster Square this weekend, from the first known photograph of the capital to the opening of Blackwall Tunnel, taking…
Luxury agency connects via WhatsApp
Quintessentially Estates rolls out high-end platform with instant messaging functionality as clients increasingly eschew emails and calls
Book Now: ‘All Around is Fairy Ground’ – Repton and the Regency Garden
Georgian Group lecture will trace the great landscape architect's designs from their Picturesque beginnings to the progressive Gardenesque style
Battersea heliport is a ‘blight on residents’ lives’
Hundreds, if not thousands of homeowners living close to the Thames are routinely subjected to noise disturbance that exceeds WHO recommended limits, according to a "groundbreaking" new study
How property developers can foster London’s artistic future
Candida Gertler OBE looks beyond the glare of the art fair, calling on property developers to play an important and active role in delivering creative spaces for artists in new developments
Super-prime construction firm collaborates on street art project
London Projects offers up hoardings on Pavilion Road for RBKC's new creative initiative
Holiday home tax loophole is ‘a scandal’, says Colliers
The current system allows many second home owners to avoid both council tax and business rates
Paradise Found: On the value of nature
A number of English farms that may not seem very desirable on paper have been going for above the odds recently; country buying agent Robin Gould explains why...
Chocolate Box Cottages Vs Manor Houses: What’s the price premium for a quintessentially English village home?
Jackson-Stops compares PSF values and sold prices for five types of chocolate box country home, from manor houses and rectories to farmhouses, barn conversions and cottages