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Required Reading: Changes to the planning regime for high rise residential buildings due this summer
Developers may have to submit a fire statement alongside a planning application for relevant multi-occupied residential buildings from 1 August 2021, write Fiona Bishop & Rebecca Delaney of Macfarlanes.
Norwood’s annual property event goes virtual
The property industry’s largest charity fundraising event is taking place online on Monday 14th June, featuring an interview with Yoo Capital's John Hiscox.
Haringtons recruits London specialist from Knight Frank as Empson moves on
Saul Empson has left Haringtons UK after more than 15 years with the boutique buying agency.
Fenton Whelan opens Park Modern sales, pitching ‘the most outstanding luxury apartments in London’
In Pictures: The much-anticipated PLP-designed 57-unit scheme opposite Kensington Gardens has already secured £100m in pre-sales, with agreed prices "approaching £5,000 per square foot".
Europe’s first Raffles-branded residences go on sale in London
IN PICTURES: Inside one of the most anticipated new schemes in the capital, the Hinduja Group’s transformation of the Old War Office in Whitehall
Interview: Paul Munford of Century Capital on doubling down on prime property lending
The CEO of Mayfair-based lender Century Capital discusses the current climate for HNW borrowers, key trends amongst his client base, and the post-pandemic prospects for the prime London market...
How to maximise the value of a resi development: An architect’s guide to space planning
In prime and super-prime locations, every inch of saleable floor space matters
In Pictures: London’s best new home extension
"A House Recast" by Studio Ben Allen has been named overall winner of this year's Don't Move, Improve! award for London's best-designed new home extension.
Property market set for busiest year since 2007, on track for over 1.5 million residential transactions
Zoopla expects the total value of homes sold in the UK to reach £461 billion this year; that's 46% more than in 2020, and 68% more than in 2019...
Five definitions that have ‘the potential to profoundly improve’ international real estate markets
Billed as a "world-first" that "has the potential to profoundly improve consistency" of international real estate markets, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has published new global best practice…
The investment case for global property: What ‘the next generation’ wants
Flora Harley explains how preferences are shifting amongst younger ultra-high-net-worth individuals around the world...
Beyond the eco-conscious affluent: Is there a green premium for new homes?
Consumer sentiment is increasing towards more sustainable "green" homes, say Lucy Greenwood & Patrick Eve of Savills, but only larger homes achieve a "green" premium.