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Doomed by Design: Who’d want to be an architect?
Architects should be able to create something thrilling and dynamic with our homes, says Doer Upper Alan Page, but that's rarely the case these days...
Agents on tour as country property exhibitions hit the road
Tempting buyers with the promise of fresh air, a slower pace of life and bags and bags of space, country property exhibitions are definitely the flavour of the month this April.
Free Bentley for whoever buys this house
The owners of a house in Stanmore, called "The Bentley," are offering a free convertible Bentley motorcar to whoever buys their £1.875m house in an effort to drum up interest.
London’s luxury house price growth “is probably unsustainable” – Grosvenor
Grosvenor Group is not convinced about the future of London's prime property market, despite the company owning swathes of prime central London and this year's financial results being driven by its property…
Get In: Reubens win Mayfair mansion planning
The Reuben brothers scored a big win at Westminster Council's planning meeting last night, securing approval on their plans to turn the old In and Out Club on Piccadilly into London's most expensive home,…
Open house event welcomes in £78m worth of offers
We thought £50m in a day was pretty tasty, but Strutt & Parker has now upped the amount in offers generated by last Saturday's Open House Day - to a mammoth £78m.
Redressing the Balance: New rules for letting agents are “step in the right direction”
Tenants will soon receive a right to challenge "rogue" lettings agents, with the government today demanding that all agents sign up to an approved redress scheme.
London property market boosts profits for Grosvenor
Grosvenor, the privately-owned international property group, has released a sturdy set of results this morning, with increased revenue profits in 2012 up by 8.2% to £87.4m.
Landed Families: The Actons of Aldenham (Part II)
In the second part of this fascinating series, Nicholas Kingsley explores the family's magnificent seat, Acton Round Hall, and finds out how to catapult a piano with the wonderfully eccentric new owner...
Council likely to kick out In and Out resi plans
**UPDATE: Get In - Reubens win approval** It looks like the Reuben brothers' scheme to turn Piccadilly's Grade I listed In and Out club, which they bought for £130m back in 2011, into London's most expensive…
“Obsolete” offices could make way for 11,500 new homes
11,500 new homes could be created by converting 7.4m sq ft of the UK’s obsolete office stock, according to some number-crunching in Lambert Smith Hampton's latest Office Market Review.
Owner-occupiers to be exempt from CIL as new consultation opens
The Government has launched a new consultation into the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), confirming that it is "committed to the levy and to ensuring that it is workable and effective" whilst accepting…