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Planning for climate change
The Planning and Climate Change Coalition, which represents over 60 cross-sector organisations, has strongly welcomed Baroness Hanham's comments in the House of Lords earlier this week, recognising the…
Last chance at the Walpole
With the news that four out of the five apartments have now been sold, it's the final chance to buy into Oliver Burns' masterful Walpole Mayfair.
Here's what's happened so far;
Large prime houses soar 35% in stellar year
PCL Sales - John D Wood
Search agency offers “one-day guarantee”
A property search agency in London has announced the punchy pledge of a "one-day guarantee", promising placement for rental clients in a single, high-octane day of between 18 and 24 viewings.
Preservation Nation: Heritage guidance released
With a bumper line-up of English Heritage, the British Property Federation, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Deloitte, the "Heritage Works" super-partnership has released comprehensive…
Austerity Auction: Bidding for Greece’s Holland Park mansion to start at £22m
Reports today suggest that Greece is about to offload a major asset in Holland Park, to the tune of £22m.
The return of the mansion tax: Lib Dems vow to put “payslips before palaces”
The Lib Dems have re-awoken the mansion tax debate all over again, despite the Tories categorically stating that "We won't introduce a new tax on property" in last year's Autumn Statement.
How Onslow can you go? South Ken uber-basement gets thumbs up
It looks like it's all gone south for neighbours opposed to Daimler-Benz heir Gert-Rudolph "Muck" Flick's ambitious development plans in South Kensington.
Top Drawer and Home 2013: round up
Co-located events Top Drawer and Home, kick-started the 2013 buying season at Earls Court last month by hosting the largest number of British and international design-led brands in the shows' history.
Nest: the next generation thermostat
Whilst a thermostat might not necessarily generate a lot of excitement, bear with us, because the Nest is no ordinary home heating control.
Knotweed season: advice for resi properties
The RICS have released an information paper on that scourge of surveyors and property owners, Japanese Knotweed, which kicks off its growing season right about now.
Crown Estate wins luxury resi approval in St James’s
Westminster planners have approved an application by The Crown Estate to redevelop a large site between St James's Street, which runs from Piccadilly to Pall Mall, and Bury Street in the heart of St St…