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Demand for ski property jumps, pushing prices in one resort up by 17% in a year
“This year has been an anomaly. We don’t expect this frenetic pace in Swiss resorts to continue," says Kate Everett-Allen in Knight Frank's new Ski Property Report.
In Pictures: Albion Nord unveils nature-inspired interiors at 80 Holland Park
The studio’s ‘mature but playful’ aesthetic is going down well with buyers at Christian Candy’s latest super-prime endeavour.
Heat & Buildings Strategy: The good, bad & ugly of the UK’s plan to replace gas boilers
The Government's big plan to de-carbonise British homes in its push to Net Zero is "a comprehensive and groundbreaking strategy", says sustainability lecturer Ran Boydell - but it has some major flaws...
Guilty Pleasure Spaces & Gaming Furniture: Eight luxury design trends for 2022
The turmoil of the last 18 months has had a profound effect on how clients interact with their homes, and designers will need to respond with ideas that embrace the new era.
In Pictures: RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021 Gold Medal Winners
Take a tour of the five top creations from this year's horticultural extravaganza...
Inside Lancer Square: The super-prime development setting ‘a new residential standard’ for Kensington
EXCLUSIVE: Lancer Square is setting "a new residential standard" for Kensington, declare developers CIT and Bellworth, as the first residents prepare to move in.
Five numbers that lay bare the mammoth effort needed to insulate Britain’s homes
The transition to net zero emissions is often framed as a race to make new stuff – such as electric vehicles and wind turbines – as fast as possible. That’s actually the easy part, says Ran Boydell.
Buyer Beware: On the exorbitant cost of building works
Brexit and Covid have utterly changed the landscape in terms of what it costs to renovate a property - but the marketplace remains massively underprepared and ill-informed, warns buying agent Guy Meacock……
Is your business really ‘hybrid ready’? Five key topics to think about right now
Putting the right processes, protocols and plans in place could be the difference between retaining your best people and losing them, writes leadership coach Oona Collins…
Super-prime buyers trade Knightsbridge & Mayfair for the mansions of St John’s Wood
The market for houses in NW8 has forged ahead over the last 18 months, outperforming every other area of Prime Central London.
A new place to call home: Seven perspectives on global residential property market shifts
“The pandemic has sent shockwaves through residential property markets across the globe," says Savills, as seven of its most insightful experts share their thoughts on how shifting priorities and lifestyle…
In Pictures: Five of 2021’s best private client architecture projects
RIBA's national award winners for 2021 showcase 54 of Britain's best new architecture projects - including these five remarkable private homes...