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£3.5m boost for heritage construction sector
Historic England receives generous pledge from the Hamish Ogston Foundation to address ‘long-standing and severe skills shortage’
JLL’s Grainger takes new global role to ‘drive major growth of sustainability services’
Property firm creates a new senior role, installing its EMEA CEO Guy Grainger as Global Head of Sustainability Services & ESG. A new EMEA chief is due to be announced later this week.
New national parks & protected landscapes promise local house price boosts
The Government has declared that more National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are to be created, in line with a renewed strategy to protect more of the Britain's natural landscapes.
Rural rents rise as cities fall – Hamptons
Average rents in the countryside have risen by 5.5% in the last year, reports Hamptons, while city rents have fallen by 5.3%.
Opportunity Knocks? This property type has underperformed all others in 2020
Demand for larger flats has more readily switched to houses in recent months, notes Knight Frank, and some investors may be sensing a buying opportunity...
In Pictures: Lord Ashfield’s Mayfair mansion pitched at £16.5m
Grand South Street townhouse once belonged to the brilliant founder of the London Underground and designer of Churchill’s wartime bunker.
Asking prices dip despite continued home-buying activity
"New sellers appear to be pricing more keenly, to improve their chances of getting a quick sale and beating the March stamp duty deadline," says Rightmove.
Twelve graphs to show why PCL is ready for a comeback
Savills is confident that Prime Central London’s property market will bounce back - as soon as international travel resumes and the streets regain their famous buzz...
Watch: ‘Exceptionally busy’ sales market continues through second lockdown
The UK property market remains "exceptionally busy", says Garrington in its latest monthly sit-rep, despite the national Coronavirus lockdown and what would normally be the start of the seasonal slowdown.
The impact of Covid on India’s real estate sector
As millions around the world celebrate the Diwali festival of lights, one of the most important dates in the Hindu calendar, Vikas Wadhawan reports on how the Indian real estate industry is getting back…
Zoopla rolls out ‘hyperlocal’ Pinterest advertising tool
Property portal launches a new social media advertising thing for estate agents and developers.
Downing Street rethinks proposed planning algorithm
The Ministry of Housing is reportedly "working on a fairer formula" to distribute house-building targets, following Tory-led criticism of proposed planning reforms.