Main image: A fireman adjusts a hose in front of a house with a visible mark on its wall of where the flood level reached during the cleanup after storm Dennis in Crickhowell, Wales, February 17 2020. EPA-EFE/DIMITRIS LEGAKIS
Housebuilding ban on floodplains isn't enough – flood-prone communities should take back control
As thousands of homes across the UK are affected by floods, Professor Hannah Cloke wades in with some harsh truths and good advice... "Perhaps flood risk should come to be seen like earthquake risk zones in other countries," she suggests.
Coastal communities may have to move, warns Environment Agency in stark flood risk assessment
'In some cases, the scale of flooding or coastal change may be so significant [that it] may mean potentially moving communities out of harm’s way in the longer term'
Sandy Mitchell: How to beat the competition & hire the dream project team
"It is a crazy sellers’ market for architects, designers and the like," writes Redbook founder Sandy Mitchell.
In Pictures: Google & RIBA create a new digital architecture resource
The Royal Institute of British Architects has partnered with Google's Arts & Culture platform to create 15 specially-curated online "stories", showcasing the best of the RIBA archive.
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IWD2026: Prime resi industry leaders on the moments that changed everything
To mark International Women’s Day, senior figures from across the sector reflect on the decisions, risks & pivots that shaped their lives & careers - from ‘sliding doors’ moments to leaps of faith.
High-profile private members club seeks Branded Residences Director
Soho House reveals it is 'launching a new Branded Residences vertical.'
Rupert des Forges: ‘London is becoming a dip-in, dip-out city for the super-rich’
'The capital might not be [UHNWI's] full-time base any more,' says Knight Frank veteran, 'but it is still an anchor for social & business life.'
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.
Interview: Michael S. Liebowitz on Douglas Elliman’s global push – and what brokers need to know about today’s UHNW clients
The US brokerage chief on what American and European markets can learn from each other, choosing the right local partners and London’s role as a global hub.
D&G adds new central London partner
Lettings specialist Sharlotte Cooper previously ranked among Hamptons’ top performers.
Strutt & Parker recruits estates & farms head from Savills
Louise Harrison is now head of Strutt's London-based National Estates & Farm Agency team.
Top-end country agency lines up £80mn of stock as selling season starts early
The Private Office founder Trevor Kearney cites 'quiet confidence' as some very high-end Surrey residences are brought to market.
Ranked: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2026
Rightmove's analysis is based on asking prices, and only includes addresses with at least five open-market listings in January.
Vabel picks sales agents for flagship Bayswater scheme
DDRE Global & Savills will launch apartments at Vabel Townhouse later this Spring.
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There was a spike in news sales instructions across London's prime postcodes last week, but agreed sales remained thin on the ground.