Location: Midlands
UK Property Awards: The Winners
The prime property industry was out in force on Friday for the UK Property Awards at the London Marriott Hotel on Grosvenor Square, with Oliver Burns's Walpole Mayfair and the Lakes by yoo each scooping…
Required Reading: HS2
It's the news that sent a shiver down the country's spine - approval for the London-to-Birmingham leg of HS2 - but fear not, because Knight Frank has stepped up and assembled a crack team of specialists…
Demand for panic rooms escalates
Panic rooms - once the preserve of embassies, cartel countries and (weak) action movies - are showing up on ever more mainstream floorplans as British homeowners elect to protect their families as well…
Big Debate backs high speed rail network
The Planning Summer School's Big Debate came out strongly in favour of not just HS2 between London and Birmingham, but also HS3 and HS4
New threat to the Green Belt
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has highlighted a swathe of proposals that put Britain's Green Belt at risk of imminent destruction
HS2 compulsory purchase team announced
A panel of five agents who will advise on the compulsory purchases of properties in the path of the £33bn HS2 rail link has been named.
William Cash goes scouting for stately homes
Shropshire is home to a wealth of top-notch country estates, says William Cash, but some could do with a touch of demolition
HS2 slows down for judicial review
Critics of HS2, the controversial £33bn high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham, will have their day in court after winning the right to a full judicial review of the Government's consultation …
Stately setting for antiques showcase
Here's a novel approach to interiors showcasing: Stamford-based antiques dealer Matthew Cox is decking out Oerley Hall in Shropshire with a gamut of 18th and 19th century pieces, as well as a range of…
41% of buyers decide before they make it past the hallway
Nearly half of all buyers have already made up their mind on whether to buy a property after setting foot through the door, according to a new survey
House Price Index shows overall increase, driven by 7.2 pc rise in London
UK house prices increased by 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to May 2012, continuing the pattern seen since early 2010. This rise was driven by a 7.
HS2: property compensation decisions pushed back to September
The Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, has announced that no decisions will be made on any compensation due to owners of properties affected by the HS2 scheme from London to Birmingham…