Historic urn ruling questions whether artefacts are part of listed buildings
A Supreme Court decision on the sale of a pair of historic C18th urns could have important consequences for listed property owners.
Tag: Country Property News
Country house market recovery thwarted
After three years in the doldrums, country house prices and activity were beginning to turn up in Q1, says Knight Frank. Now prices are likely to drop by 3% this year.
Mid-lockdown mega-deal goes through in Surrey
Amid the turmoil, a HNW buyer has managed to exchange and complete on a £7.5m mansion on the Wentworth Estate; sale ‘just proves that real estate is the go-to asset class in times of difficulty and uncertainty’, says agent
Acclaimed country house clause project ‘The Ghost House’ hits the market
BPN Architects’ ‘ethereal’ take on a country house has picked up a slew of awards since being completed in 2018
ADAM Architecture chief Robert Adam steps down
Influential classical designer Professor Robert Adam is to step down from his eponymous architecture firm in April.
Buyer found for Dorset’s fire-ravaged Parnham House
Described by Historic England as ‘exceptionally important’, the Grade I listed Elizabethan stately home was gutted by a blaze in 2017
Para 79 permission granted for a ‘significant’ new country house in the South Pennines
Gagarin Studio has started work on a heritage-inspired contemporary rural home on Yorkshire’s moorland fringes, with landscaping designed to alleviate flooding in lower-lying areas.
‘Truly outstanding’ Cotswold Country House Clause project gets green light on appeal
Loyn + Co has won approval for a “well-mannered” take on the contemporary country house in Gloucestershire.
‘London leavers’ are now younger than ever as the capital’s price premium pushes people out
You can get a lot more property for your money outside of the capital; 953 extra square feet, on average, say LonRes & Hamptons as they analyse the latest trends in “London leavers”.
Buckinghamshire planners OK ‘futuristic’ super-prime green belt mansion
Southern Grove has secured planning permission for a “£10m” ultra-modern mansion near Gerrards Cross.
Berkeley moves ahead with Sunningdale Park retirement & resi development
Berkeley Group and Audley Group will transform the former Government building – sold in 2016 – into 168 new homes, 103 later living apartments, and a 42-acre public park near Virginia Water.
Middle Eastern buyers pile into the UK’s prime country house market
Knight Frank has noticed a tripling in the relative number of Middle Eastern buyers spending over £5m on English country houses…