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A Sense of Emergency: How well is the planning system responding to the climate crisis?
224 local authorities across England have declared a climate emergency since 2018, but it’s become clear that the act of making a declaration doesn’t necessarily signal any significant change in policies……
‘In order to have real impact, it is the industry that must change’: On sustainability & luxury design
With the eyes of the world on the Cop26 conference this weekend, Simone Suss explains how design studios and their clients can make sustainable choices without compromising on aesthetic or function...
Prime buyers want these eight features in their homes, says PCL agent
The myth that wealthy people don’t care about climate change needs de-bunking, says Alex Woodleigh Smith - sustainable features are among the top items requested by high-end purchasers…
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Postcard from Cornwall: Bidding wars are becoming the exception rather than the rule
After a frantic spring and summer property market, Cornish agent Josephine Ashby takes a breath and reassesses…
Charlie Ellingworth on the prospects for property in a changing economic climate
Over the last thirty odd years the general direction of property of all sorts has been up, but we could be heading into a different world that may not be so benign, writes Property Vision co-founder Charlie…
Market Talk: On the spike in house prices in London
Agencies, analysts and commentators share their thoughts on the latest ONS stats, released this week, which showed the fastest price growth the capital has seen since 2016.
The Great Recalibration: Is the rebalancing of London and regional property markets here to stay?
The number of £1m+ homes outside of London grew by 95,500 in the 18 months to June 2021, while in London, they rose by less than a fifth of that figure.
‘Vendors who don’t act on their agent’s instruction and reduce their prices now are going to come unstuck’, warns Cluttons boss
The majority of Central London properties are currently about 4% adrift of where the market is, says James Hyman…
On the vicious cycle of low supply
There is currently a massive imbalance in the UK market with 13 buyers for every property listed, according to Knight Frank.
Pandora Papers: ‘It’s time to pursue lawyers and accountants who enable tax evasion’
"It’s fascinating that so many of these people in the public eye must have known that eventually their activities would become common knowledge, and yet they opted for offshore secrecy anyway," says…