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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.
Country Life: What do you do with a ruined country house? Four examples that show the way forward
Writing for Country Life, Vice-Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, chairman of the English Heritage Trust, explains how to manage a mansion that’s seen better days...
FT: Could coronavirus spell the end of trendy east London?
Hackney Wick, Haggerston and Hoxton were all among the ten least-searched-for locations in London during lockdown, reports Antonia Cundy in this piece for the FT...
The Telegraph: Why London’s property market will survive the doomsayers
Reports of Londoners fleeing the capital are just a reaction to lockdown, not a fundamental shift, writes Isabelle Fraser in this opinion piece for the Telegraph.