Editor’s Choice
On the rise of the Eastern city & the Western suburb
Mike Staver explains the sociological factors influencing where people choose to live - and the impact of the unprecedented events of 2020…
Interview: Graham Harris of SHH on inspirations, innovations & interpreting aspirations
The co-founder & MD of influential London-based design practice SHH talks us through the firm’s formative years and remarkable journey - from being known as ‘the mews kids of Knightsbridge’ to working…
PCL agency boss calls for industry-wide task force to tackle racism in property
Rokstone’s Becky Fatemi is calling for a "cross-company, industry-wide task force" to address racism and sexism in property.
Building Safety Bill: A new landscape for claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972?
Required Reading: "Building owners, developers, contractors and consultants need to be aware of the changes intended" by the new Building Safety Bill, say Joanna Lewis and Sophie-Rose Bowen of Beale &…
Watch: Inside Newson’s Yard, Belgravia’s new hidden design arcade
Grosvenor has launched a significant addition to the Pimlico Road Design District.
Interview: Daniel McPeake of Nest Seekers on ‘rock star real estate’ & the importance of having skin in the game
Estate agency "is not broken but it smells like yesterday", says Daniel McPeake, European Managing Director of American "rock star real estate brokerage" Nest Seekers International.
Global HNW population booms, but not in the UK
The global millionaire population grew 6.3% in 2020, surpassing the 20-million bar, while total millionaire wealth grew 7.6% to tickle US$80 trillion.
How London’s top design studios are finding the right work-life balance for a post-Covid world
With input from some PCL’s best-known super-prime designers, recruitment specialist Jason Bailey looks at how studios are managing the balance of working from home and the return to office life……
New planning apps aim to make home extensions easier
The RIPA (Reducing Invalid Planning Application) and BoPS (Back office Planning System) web apps represent "a step towards a fully digital planning system," says Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick.
House prices: Why the risks of a fall are higher than most people think
"The fact that house prices have been rising quickly over the last year makes the market more vulnerable to external shocks to the economy," says Professor Geoff Meen, as he warns "there are numerous…
Record number of homes selling at or above asking price
Buyers in England and Wales paid an average of 98.1% of the final asking price in January this year, reports Rightmove, marking the first time the percentage has ever exceeded 98%.
Interview: Savills’ Izzy Birch Reynardson on fatalism, UHNW trends & London’s five-star rental properties
The head of Savills’ super-prime lettings division discusses how demands are changing amongst high net worth tenants, the oft-overlooked PCL neighbourhood primed for growth, and achieving success in…