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Knight Frank launches property auction division
Launched in response to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, KF's new auction business is being run by former BidX1 and Allsop man Richard Watson, and focuses on residential properties.
‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…
OnTheMarket names estate agency founder Tebb as CEO
OnTheMarket has hired Ivy Gate founder Jason Tebb as CEO, following the sacking of Ian Springett in March. The appointment makes OTM the first major portal to be helmed by a former estate agent.
The Missing Market: Why London property developers are missing out on over 23,000 new-build buyers
Savills has identified a significant "missing market" for new-build homes in the capital that property developers "cannot afford to miss out on."
Ranked: The world’s top 15 ‘Luxury Cities’
New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong are the top global cities for luxury living, according to a new index by HNW research house Wealth X.
‘Rulebook rewritten’ as buyers go on a £37bn Summer spending spree
Rightmove has just recorded its busiest ever month, as the property market's post-lockdown "mini-boom" accelerates rather than slows down.
Moving with the times: Why the lettings industry needs to adapt & evolve
Letting agencies will have to take significant steps to grow and advance in the new era, writes Giles Barrett - starting by putting tenants first, and ditching the uniform...
A Matter of Taste: Can personal preferences permit you to refuse to approve a neighbour’s building plans?
A High Court case over an ultra-modern new-build house in Holland Park shines a light on a tricky matter of taste
Green Homes Grant: Key points & implications for property owners
Sarah Wales of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson gives a concise summary of the Green Homes Grant and its implications for homeowners and landlords.
Planning for the Future: Government reveals details of ‘radical’ reforms to create ‘a whole new planning system for England’
This is "radical reform unlike anything we have seen since the Second World War," declares the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, as the Planning for the Future consultation opens
Ten ways to tackle corruption in the planning system
Transparency International has identified five key corruption risks in the English planning system, and has suggested ten practical steps that could keep local authority decisions more legitimate.
How Covid is changing residential architecture & design
The impact of the Coronavirus outbreak is fundamentally changing the way people work, live and travel - and the aspects of life they are valuing most