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New England-style home in the Chilterns seeks £5m
The Copse was originally built some 120 years ago, but was completely renovated in 2002 by much-admired architect Roderick James.
SME builders ‘on the verge of extinction’ as numbers plummet 80% since the late 80s
The number of small- and medium-sized house-building companies has fallen by an average of 335 a year since the late 1980s, according to some new research.
The Telegraph: Tech billionaires are making battlefields of their English country estates by alienating the locals
In this entertaining piece for the Telegraph, Helen Kirwan-Taylor reports on rising tensions between local residents and wealthy buyers snapping up the UK’s finest country estates.
Berkeley director Ellis steps down
Longstanding exec director Sean Ellis will be leaving the upmarket developer next year
Required Reading: The Autumn Budget 2021 for HNWIs & business owners
The Mishcon de Reya team talks us through the key policy changes and announcements for affluent folk and business sorts, as revealed in the details behind Rishi Sunak's "relatively benign" Budget speech
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Budget 2021: Property industry reactions
"This Budget could be regarded as a reprieve for the housing industry," says one commentator, while others bemoan an "underwhelming" speech...
Budget 2021: Sunak cuts Business Rates, but major house-builders face 4% cladding tax
Chancellor Sunak has promised to cut taxes, not raise them in the coming years. But the country's biggest house-builders will have profits taxed 4% to help pay for the cladding scandal.
Magnificent Roman villa with unique Caravaggio ceiling seeks £400m
Villa Aurora in Rome is due to go under the hammer in January, with an opening bid of €471m.
Vendor of historic Cornish mansion refuses to sell to out-of-towners
Many prospective buyers were unaware that Helston's Lismore House plays a key role in a centuries-old annual event.
89% of builders are having to delay jobs due to materials & staff shortages
A survey of construction businesses "shows a damning situation for the building industry," says the boss of the Federation of Master Builders, with "dramatic delays to jobs" and "skyrocketing" prices
Converted factory in Rotherhithe looks to make £4m
In Pictures: A former factory building in South East London has been converted into a capacious 5,000 sq ft family home.