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Required Reading: Changes to the planning regime for high rise residential buildings due this summer
Developers may have to submit a fire statement alongside a planning application for relevant multi-occupied residential buildings from 1 August 2021, write Fiona Bishop & Rebecca Delaney of Macfarlanes.
Ethical Luxury: Alchemi’s Charlie Baxter on developing a sustainable PCL scheme
Ahead of World Environment Day, Alchemi Group boss Charlie Baxter explains the importance of treading lightly, and how his firm’s forthcoming project in Westminster has aced carbon reduction targets...
Are we seeing the return of a more balanced market?
Demand has sprung back since the pandemic as people have reassessed how and where they live, but supply is now also getting stronger, writes Tom Bill...
The investment case for global property: What ‘the next generation’ wants
Flora Harley explains how preferences are shifting amongst younger ultra-high-net-worth individuals around the world...
Beyond the eco-conscious affluent: Is there a green premium for new homes?
Consumer sentiment is increasing towards more sustainable "green" homes, say Lucy Greenwood & Patrick Eve of Savills, but only larger homes achieve a "green" premium.
The sky’s the limit: Could drones change the way we buy and sell property?
Sophie Henwood & Navpreet Atwal look at how drone technology is currently being used in the property sector, the key rules and regulations to follow, and the implications for those involved in the buying…
What will raise sustainability up the agenda for house values?
Annabel King explores how sustainability is currently influencing valuations, and discusses what she believes will drive change as the UK pursues its ‘net-zero carbon’ by 2050 goal...
Twelve Months On: What has the industry learnt?
Exactly one year ago today the UK’s property market re-opened for business, emerging after nearly seven weeks in lockdown;
On the shortage of supply across UK property markets
Tom Bill digs deeper into the imbalance between supply and demand that’s been putting upwards pressure on prices...
A perfect storm: Three reasons why the country market is red-hot right now
A number of unconnected components have all conspired to create a wild hive of activity, writes Saul Empson
Sadiq Khan re-elected: what London mayor’s priorities should be for second term
After a closer than anticipated run, the mayor will want to make sure that he starts the next term well, writes Farah Hussain.
Are property owners prepared for the impacts of climate change on flooding in the UK?
UK coastal flooding has been regarded as the second-highest risk of civil emergency after pandemic influenza, with an estimated £150 billion of assets at risk.