Home offices are in; dining rooms are out: How the popularity of home features has shifted
Garden offices and orangeries are hot right now, says Rightmove, but dining rooms and conservatories have fallen out of favour over the last ten years.
Does adding space always add value to a home?
Research by Hamptons has found that 28% of homes sold in the UK had been extended by their owners, rising to more than a one in three in London.
Watch: Fire-gutted stately home to be reinvented as ‘an x-ray of a great house’
A fire-ravaged historic mansion in Surrey is to be reinvented as an ambitious "x-ray" of a Georgian stately home by the National Trust.
In Pictures: This is the ideal luxury home, according to research
Luxury Portfolio International has brought some research to life, mocking up a fantasy home that showcases prime property buyers' seven key demands.
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Luxury brokerage drafts trio of seasoned Central London agents from Savills
Mayfair-based property firm confirms more high-profile signings & trails its 'next phase of growth'.
One dollar millionaire leaving the UK ‘every 45 minutes’
Government under more pressure to rethink non-dom crackdown as research reveals scale of HNW 'exodus'.
London Square picks up prominent Ransome’s Wharf site opposite Chelsea Embankment
Property developer continues its dramatic run of prime London site acquisitions since becoming part of Aldar in late 2023.
Grosvenor sells massive stake in Mayfair to Norwegian wealth fund
Norges Bank Investment Management has taken a 25% stake in a £1.2bn property portfolio around Grosvenor Street and Mount Street.
Westminster approves Valouran retrofit scheme in West London
Luxury developer to bring The Whiteley site offices back into use as a mix of 'design-led' homes, a restaurant and a bar.
In Pictures: A-list-approved Caribbean estate asks $39mn
'Legendary' villa at Amanyara in the Turks & Caicos Islands is the most expensive listing in the region right now.
Peak Luxury: Four Seasons penthouses to go on sale in Gstaad
Global hospitality firm appointed to manage 'iconic' property in glitzy Swiss ski resort.
Carter Jonas installs national resi sales boss
Dominic Bruneau will oversee the agency's network of 14 resi sales teams across the UK.
In Pictures: On the market for the first time in 700 years, seeking £21mn
Ripley Castle in Yorkshire has been home to the Ingilby family since the early 1300s.
DDRE Global founder to star at major US real estate industry event
Daniel Daggers will discuss what international expansion means for brokerages at the Inman Connect Conference in New York this week; as his luxury-focused firm reports a 70% rise in US buyer searches.
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Prime Central London prices down by over 20% since 2014
Latest figures show declines have ranged from -9.6% in Bayswater to -26.3% in Earls Court since the peak; market now an 'attractive value proposition', says Savills.
‘Landmark’ year for Sobha Realty as sales top £5bn
UAE-based luxury property developer reports year-on-year growth of over 50% & trails global expansion plans.
US tech firm swoops on community engagement platform Commonplace
Zencity doubles down on UK market with acquisition of place-based engagement 'pioneer'.
Leasehold overhaul edges closer as Minister signs-off first step
Matthew Pennycook has signed regulations to 'remove the two-year ownership rule for leaseholders of flats to extend their lease, and leaseholders of houses to extend their lease or buy their freehold.
‘We are likely to remain in a buyers’ market in the coming months,’ says national buying agency
'Buyers have a will and a way to buy a property, but not at any cost and they remain price sensitive,' says Garrington.