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Romancing the Stone: The houses built by love
Many a man has been driven to great lengths by love, and architecture is often a rewarding (though insatiable) mistress for such a passion, says Matthew Beckett...
London Vs New York City Vs Hong Kong: The costs of buying a prime property
Buying Agency Middleton Advisors has worked out that the cost of buying a £1.5m ish property in London has risen by 1% over the last five years, from 4.8% of the purchase price in 2009 to 5.8% in 2014.
INTERVIEW: Stiff + Trevillion’s Mike Stiff, the quiet man of great architecture
Stiff + Trevillion has quietly established itself as one of the UK’s most successful architecture practices.
Required Reading: Understanding Rights to Light
Last year, the Law Commission launched a consultation on the future of rights to light, seeking to introduce greater certainty into this particularly shady area of law.
Identity Parade: How to build a powerful property brand
The recent rebranding of Cluttons showed how to take one of the industry's most established, conventional identities, and turn it into something modern, fresh and instantly recognisable.
Moving Up: A practical guide to profitable loft conversions
Before iceberg houses with humongous basements became cool, converting the loft was the go-to way for developers and homeowners to add a bit of space to a property.
Short Shift: How bridging hit the big time
Remember the £127.5m mega-loan announced after the purchase of 1 Palace Street, near Buckingham Palace?
‘Ghost Home’ Proposals: A horror story for the UK economy?
Ed Miliband's latest plans will send shivers down the spines of the property and construction industries, along with all the other sectors that have benefited from the world’s wealthy coming to…
It’s The Demographics, Stupid
What's driving house prices upwards and upwards? It's pretty simple, says James Bailey...
Clinton's oath (1993)
Scaling Up: How to turn staircases into selling features
Following step changes in design, technology and fire safety, the simple staircase can now be elevated into something surprising, inspired and beautiful, says Sheila McCusker...
Not on the High Street: The private money funding London’s prime resi developments
Residential property is not the only thing in short supply in prime central London – the funding needed to develop new stock is equally hard to get hold of, says James Dakin...
Souper Prime: How air pollution shaped London’s property hotspots
What on earth has smog got to do with the capital's property market in 2014? Quite a lot actually, says Winkworth's CEO Dominic Agace...
A real pea souper in Trafalgar Square during WW1