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FT: A UK property market mini boom? For houses, yes — but not flats
Writing for the Financial Times' House & Home section, Alexandra Goss picks up on one of the key trends to emerge in the post-lockdown property market.
The Times: Chelsea townhouse collapse – a pile of rubble with a pinch of stardust
Writing for the Times, Emily Kent Smith delves into the glamorous back story of the Durham Place mansion which was shockingly reduced to a pile of rubble last week.
Telegraph: How the super rich are converting churches into astonishing multi-million-pound homes
"Scattered across London are churches that have been converted into spectacular homes," writes Zoe Dare Hall for The Telegraph.
The Guardian: London is the wild west of the global property market – and it needs a sheriff
"Modern London is the wild west of the global property market," writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins and parts of it are defaced and dying as a result."
NY Times: The Island Brokers Are Overwhelmed
"Calls and emails come in at all times of day and night," writes Heather Murphy for the New York Times. "They no longer concern fun or prestige. Instead they focus on fresh water and solar panels
Spectator: Leasehold lunacy – what estate agents don’t tell you
Journalist Ross Clark lambasts estate agents as "spivs with tape measures" in a magazine once edited by Boris Johnson.
People: The most expensive celebrity homes bought and sold this year
Piece Brosnan’s $100m Malibu super-home tops People magazine’s rundown of the biggest celebrity homes listed and traded in 2020...
LA Times: The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe
Sam Deen reports for the LA Times on how clean air is becoming a must-have amenity for high-end buyers on the West Coast...
Spectator Life: Five overlooked areas in Chelsea to buy property
Writing for the Spectator's lifestyle supplement, agency veteran Ed Mead takes readers on a tour of five under-the-radar addresses on his old patch...
The Telegraph: Inside Henbury Hall, the folly-turned-house covered in gold
Writing for The Telegraph, Eleanor Doughty tours a nationally important neo-Palladian property in Cheshire...
The Times: Simon Jenkins on the genius of the Georgian terraced house
Writing for the Times, Jenkins uses the recent blockbuster instruction on York Terrace East to chart the evolution of the 'archetypal all-purpose high-density London property'
The Guardian: The age of the office is over – the future lies in Britain’s commuter towns
"If I was in the property game, I would buy anywhere with a cathedral," writes Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins, as he mulls how the rise of home-working could revitalise rural and small town life.