Location: United Kingdom
National Trust powers up Green Castles scheme
The National Trust has embarked on a £35m plan to generate 50% of its energy requirements from renewable sources - like sunshine, wind and rain - so halving its fossil fuel consumption by 2020.
New Head of UK Asset Management for Butterfield
Paul O’Neill has joined private bank Butterfield as head of UK asset management. It's a new role at the firm that is intended bring its research and portfolio management functions a bit closer together.
“Mayfair is Missing” campaign to get Mayfair back in the Monopoly game
Flemings Hotel has launched campaign to get Mayfair re-instated on the Monopoly board.
High Riser: £6.5m Water Tower makes a splash
Remember this beauty from the 100th episode of "Grand Designs"?
PCL “remains robust” as prices rise again in March – Knight Frank
Average prices in prime central London rose again last month, according to Knight Frank, as activity "remained robust". The firm recorded a rise of 0.
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.
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,…
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...
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…
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.
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.
“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.