Chasing ‘beauty’ is a distraction from quality housing design, warn architects
RIBA responds to the Government's Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission, arguing for an immediate end to Permitted Development Rights - and pointing out that architectural style is subjective
Star architect launches property company to ‘reimagine’ housing design
Bjarke Ingels, founder of high-profile architecture practice BIG, has set up a new residential property venture that aims to "reimagine the future of urban living".
The new-build home in 2050: NHBC predicts ‘radical adjustments’ to housing design
As the government pledges a major investment drive in construction innovations, researchers explore how house-builders will need to adapt their designs over the next 30 years to keep pace with new technology,…
What London’s Iconic Home Design Says About the City’s Evolution
From grand residences on Carlton House Terrace to working class terraces in Greenwich, most houses in London adhere to the basic "two up, two down" interior template, says CityLab journalist Feargus O'Sullivan…
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Rising star joins super-prime brokerage as its youngest PCL director
Chelsea specialist Jessica Moreton has made the move to UK Sotheby’s International Realty from Douglas & Gordon.
Homes of the Rich & Famous: Celebrity-owned properties sell twice as fast as ‘normal’ listings
An A-list occupant can generate a huge buzz for a new instruction, reports Beauchamp Estates, but the effect on the property's value is less obvious.
Stamp Duty ‘should be abolished as part of a wholesale reform of property taxation’
'SDLT certainly should not be increased,' declares an in-depth new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and 'a well-designed tax system would have no place for SDLT at all.'
Savills installs new sales boss in Notting Hill
Dan Martin returned to the agency earlier this year following a stint at UK Sotheby’s International Realty.
Chestertons bolsters London super-prime lettings team
Big-brand estate agency eyes 'strategic growth' in top-end rental sector with new Head of Super Prime Lettings.
‘Westminster’s fastest-selling luxury residential development’ reaches completion
With 70% of apartments sold before completion, Native Land heralds 'not only a design triumph but a commercial success' at 100 George Street.
Five-star Belgravia project sets London price records
The Peninsula London has reportedly proved popular with billionaire buyers from the United States.
Grosvenor names new UK CEO
Jamie Whitty-Lewis has been promoted following James Raynor's move to lead the international property business.
Luxury agency sells brace of storied PCL penthouses
Beauchamp Estates confirms sales of Belgravia and Marylebone apartments once home to Christine McVie and Mick Jagger, as part of a £100mn run of deals.
Innovo lines up debut London resi play opposite Lord’s
First outing for UK arm of Middle Eastern luxury property giant to deliver 89 new homes in collaboration with a 'best-in-class' design team.
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Wilfords brings in new Kensington & Chelsea sales boss
Independent agency boosts team and gears up for another office launch later this year.
Exploring the £4bn makeover that’s pushed Mayfair ‘back up to the top of the Monopoly board’
Luxury property developers & great estates are pouring millions into public realm improvements in Mayfair - making the historic area 'central London's third-biggest regeneration zone.'
Super-prime North London mansion frozen in international fraud probe
Luxury Avenue Road residence, City office block and West End flats among £130mn of London property identified in crackdown on alleged global fraud operation.
Former Property Vision advisor launches Home Counties buying agency
Eddie Ruggles-Brise has set up an indie agency.
Sales supply dips in prime London
4% fewer £2mn+ homes were available to buy on the open market in Q3 than in Q2.