Behind The Schemes: Designing a ‘best-in-class’ country estate in Surrey
How Louise Bradley and team came up with a suitably sophisticated interior scheme for Royalton’s £28m country estate project, Pickhurst
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Swimming through treacle: Why 2018 was a year of sweet deals in a sticky country house market
Some tremendous country properties have been secured well below the initial guide price this year, writes Jamie Freeman of Haringtons, but it’s been very hard work for those tasked with the job of finding them…
Historic Mayfair mansion sells for over £40m
EXCLUSIVE: Super-wealthy buyer shakes off Brexit jitters to splash out on Grade II listed Georgian gem
Developer launches a luxury property raffle platform, offering a £2m turn-key apartment in South Ken for £10 a ticket
London developer Gatsby Property is launching a new raffle platform, Cadivus, aimed at the prime residential market
In Pictures: The inaugural ‘Business of Design’ summit
The first Business of Design Summit was held last week, attended by 200 top figures from the interiors, property, superyacht and HNW industry. Founder Karen Howes has grand ambitions to build Business of Design into a peer-to-peer club that will “change the way industry professionals network and interact”
The City of Lights Vs The Big Smoke: Comparing prime property markets in Paris & London
Paris and London are very different cities – but they also have a lot in common, and both hold strong appeal for HNW property buyers. Coutts Bank, LonRes and Savills have all been looking into how residential property scenes stack up in the capitals on either side of the Channel…
Friday Essay: Why today’s tall buildings will be tomorrow’s city heritage
By 2040, the new buildings of the 1990s and 2000s will become accepted, indeed iconic, parts of the identity of our cities, argues former RICS President Amanda Clack…
In Pictures: Northacre’s No.1 Palace Street tops out
Record-breaking heritage project opposite Buckingham Palace hits construction milestone
Raynsford Review: A 24-point plan to fix the ‘chaotic patchwork’ planning system
“Planning in England is less effective than at any time in the post-war era”, declares Nick Raynsford’s team in the first comprehensive review of the planning system for a generation
Fancy owning Annabel’s dancefloor? Louche nightclub interiors go to auction
The original Nina Campbell-designed interiors of Mayfair institution Annabel’s are being sold in 250 eclectic lots at Christie’s later this month
To Save & Protect: Property guardian providers team up to raise standards
Property guardian schemes could provide affordable accommodation for 100,000 people in the UK, claims a new professional association. Lowe Guardians is leading the charge in prime London, converting a series of high-profile buildings into temporary homes for key-workers and creatives
Quintessentially launches a prime property shopfront in Belgravia
The new Kinnerton Street office will act predominantly as a buying agency. It is part of “an ambitious expansion plan” to launch more multi-service branches around the world