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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Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
LonRes Awards 2026: The Winners
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The FT cites 'people familiar with the matter' to identify the prospective new owner of The Holme in Regent's Park.
Cadogan Place mansion changes hands in £35mn-plus deal
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High Court orders buyer to pay more than £3.4mn after London mansion deal collapses
Judge found developer acted reasonably in reselling £16.9mn trophy home after buyer twice failed to complete.
First Look: Vabel unveils boutique Bayswater scheme as Queensway’s £3bn revamp gathers pace
The designer-developer has opened the doors to five show homes at Vabel Townhouse, with four more due to follow later this year.
American & Gulf buyers are ‘dominating’ the PCL market this year
'All the biggest deals over the last six months have been to either wealthy American or Gulf families,' says Beauchamp Estates, with US HNWIs behind nearly a third of Mayfair sales above £5mn in 2026…
Reform or catch-up? Why the prime property market is already ahead of the Government’s plans
Ministers want to speed up homebuying and reduce failed sales, but many of the reforms being proposed have long been standard practice at the top end of the market, writes property lawyer Laura Conduit.
Brokerage signs former Strutt & Parker Kensington sales head
Experienced PCL operator Andy Harris is Moveli's latest senior recruit.
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