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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Strutt & Parker launches broker team to ‘super-charge’ prime London business
Exclusive: After six months building a crack team of PCL brokers, sales chief Claire Reynolds has unveiled a new 'hybrid' operating model that promises to 'redefine agency' in the capital.
OB Private scales up with senior hires & new brokerage arm
Six new recruits arrive - including an established team from Chestertons - as PCL agency rolls out broker platform alongside employed structure.
Grant J Bates Property installs new lettings boss
Ex-Hamptons associate director to spearhead prime lettings push at fast-growing luxury brokerage.
Talking Heads: How a cyber-attack put the PCL property sector in limbo
PrimeResi hears from some of the capital's top property brokers, lawyers & developers, about how November's IT hack exposed a fragile planning system, put transactions on ice, and continues to cause 'havoc'…
Ex-Savills & JLL duo take on Winkworth franchise in north London
Seasoned operators acquire Crouch End outpost & eye expansion.
Dubai luxury scheme sells out on launch after 3,000-broker preview
DIFC Zabeel District’s first resi development fully sold as city's market momentum continues.
Buyer picks up rare project on Belgravia’s Chester Square
Unmod townhouse on arguably the neighbourhood's classiest garden square sold off a £11.95mn guide.
High-end estate agency opens Cotswolds HQ
Boutique firm expands with flagship base in Oxfordshire hotspot.
Cohort agrees £20mn loan against £56mn Mayfair home
Big-ticket refinancing was agreed in only three weeks.
Heaton returns to LCP Private Office as Executive Chair
PCL big-hitter 'steps aside' from hospitality venture The Other House; takes up exec role at the buying agency she founded in 1990.
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