Format: News
Asking prices climb to another record high as the property market sees its busiest ever H1
House prices are being inflated by "frenzied" buying activity and a continued shortage of properties being listed for sale. There's a 225,000 shortfall of homes for sale, estimates Rightmove;
In Pictures: SOM architects’ Milan Olympic Village will be ‘a new urban laboratory’
The Olympic Village for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games will be "at once connected and self-sufficient", say its architects, designed "first and foremost to become an integral part of Milan’s urban fabric.
Building material shortages are putting site works on hold
Architects and builders are reporting significant issues with the supply of building materials, causing on-site delays and escalating prices.
In Pictures: Foster + Partners designs sustainable ‘urban-resort’ in Beverly Hills
One Beverly Hills, the redevelopment of a 17.
A fifth of homes have seen values rise by more than the average UK salary in the last year
Zoopla estimates that 4.6 million private homes in the UK rose in value by more than £30,500, the average UK salary, in the last year. That's 21% of all privately owned homes in the country.
BIG creates seven new partners, 33 new Associates & one new Director
Bjarke Ingels Group has more than doubled in size over the last four years.
Hybrid & online agents increase market share
Inroads are being made into the higher-value market, reports TwentyCi.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Super-prime Chelsea mansion sold via FaceTime
£12.95m villa in The Little Boltons attracted a number of competing bids.
Asking rents hit a record high outside London, as city centres start to recover
Rental properties are finding tenants faster than ever before, reports Rightmove, as record demand pushes price up.
Half of UK home-buyers who bought during pandemic regret how much they paid, claims survey
A survey by Aviva suggests that fewer than half of property buyers in last year saw their new home in person before making an offer - and that 92% of these buyers discovered problems with the property…
Leading RE adds 19 global members
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, an international network of independent real estate firms now claims to represent more than 150,000 property agents in over 70 different countries.