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From Paris to Shanghai, citizens are largely unaware of indoor air pollution risks
Indoor air can be far more polluted than outdoor air and was responsible for 3.8 million premature deaths worldwide in 2016;
Why do HNWIs find it so hard to get a mortgage?
A recent study has shown that being very well off doesn't always guarantee access to the right finance, explains Alpa Bhakta...
Downing St & Out: Our economy needs a decision and someone to make it
As PM May officially steps down as Tory leader and candidates jostle for position, former financier turned agency boss Charles Curran explains the impact that current political events are having on…
Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new two-tier market, and why buyers need to wake up
'Things have recently changed' in Prime Central London, says a top buying agent. 'It's important for buyers to forget what they've read over the past two years about markets going down, down, down'
Re-imagining real estate: How ‘tokenisation’ is transforming global property investment
The blockchain ecosystem is growing, says Steven Lang of Savills, and this ‘tokenisation’ has the potential to revolutionise the global real estate sector by fragmenting real-world assets into digital…
Why now is the time to buy a house in Knightsbridge
Families who don't mind climbing a few stairs or taking on a bit of work have the best buying opportunity in over a decade, says PCL agent Patrick Alvarado...
Theresa May resigns: Property industry reactions
Prime Minister Theresa May has resigned, confirming that she will quit as Conservative party leader on 7th June. 'The country’s left in limbo', says the RIBA's President
The Deep End: Avoiding headaches in basement building
Two very different mega-basement projects in Surrey and Knightsbridge demonstrate how these types of schemes come with their own unique set of factors, write Emma Shipp & Deborah Sharples...
Could the resi property market be on the cusp of an upward swing?
Despite a terrifying political and economic backdrop, many industry insiders believe the balance of power is about to shift from the purchaser to the seller for the first time in five years, writes veteran…
Albert Hill of The Modern House on Classicism, algorithms and the ‘flight to quality’
Whilst some are loudly weeping over the wayward actions of our politicians, others are quietly getting on and acquiring great houses, notes Albert Hill in his round-up of Spring market and design trends…
On the changing face of luxury property marketing
Targeting a specific buyer demographic is no longer a case of advertising in the right magazines, notes Simon Deen; the world has moved on, and buying patterns have been forever changed;