Experts call for ban on glass skyscrapers to save energy in climate crisis
Leading architects and engineers are calling for all-glass skyscrapers to be banned, reports James Tapper in The Observer, because they are too difficult and expensive to cool
Britain’s homes are ‘not fit for the future’, warns Gummer’s Committee on Climate Change
We are not 'adequately prepared for the challenges of climate change', warns the CCC, 'both in terms of reducing emissions from UK homes and ensuring homes are adequately prepared for the impacts of climate…
‘A modest masterpiece’: Stirling Prize goes to energy-efficient council housing project
100-home Passivhaus development in Norwich named Britain's best new building of 2019. “Goldsmith Street is a modest masterpiece," say the 2019 Stirling Prize judges.
Top architects unite to declare a climate emergency
17 Stirling Prize-winning architects have teamed up to drive a 'paradigm shift' in building design
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Major prime agency installs new lettings boss
Daniel Fisher will lead the 153-year-old firm's lettings business into its 'next chapter'.
From Manhattan to Mayfair via Miami: Where the world’s $30m+ set call home
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Irish developer Ronan ‘exploring a return to London’ following landmark Dublin deal
Johnny Ronan's Ronan Group - which once had grand plans for Battersea Power Station - is 'actively pursuing opportunities as it charts a course back into the UK market'.
Rosewood elevates luxury resi ambitions with senior hire
'Residential business is our strategic development focus,' says CEO of global hospitality group, as top-end specialist joins to drive next growth chapter.
From Acquisitions to AI: How Polly Ogden Duffy is future-proofing John D Wood & Co
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Luxury brokerage adds Chelsea, Knightsbridge & Belgravia specialist
Joe Mason has joined United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty as Sales Director.
Treasury eyes Autumn IHT & CGT hikes
Reports suggest the government 'is trying to work out how it can tap into the vast wave of wealth that will be transferred from baby boomers when they die.'
The Times: How a British estate agent conquered New York
Katrina Burroughs meets 'the rising star of the Big Apple’s real estate scene' ahead of the new season of hit Netflix show Owning Manhattan, in this piece for The Times.
Mayfair specialist joins Harding Green in Hertfordshire
Kitty Halley previously worked at Wetherell and Savills.
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Rightmove reports ‘best July for sales agreed since 2020’ as prices fall
'Savvy summer sellers price competitively to stand out & attract a buyer,' says property portal as asking prices drop, price cuts proliferate, and deal numbers rise.