Editor’s Choice
The F Word: Who will shake up the industry now?
Ambitious, aggressive and innovative, Foxtons changed the game in the 80s and 90s, but somehow estate agency doesn’t seem to have moved on since, says Simon Rose - have we really got nothing more to giv…
The Life of Luxury and How to Sell It
Luxury is its own market, but who shops there? Who sells there? What's the best strategy? Researchers at Harvard Business School have examined consumerism at the top of the curve - from high fashion and …
IMF creates an ‘early warning system’ to predict the next house price crash
The International Monetary Fund's House Prices at Risk tool is designed to flag property markets at risk of significant price drops at least a year before the market turns
The changing fortunes of the Prime London housing market
LonRes' research chief Marcus Dixon looks at how the current market downturn differs from the aftermath of the financial crisis, and how things are likely to play out this time round...
Rent or Buy: Does the British obsession with home ownership pay off?
Professors Colin Jones and Abdulkader Mostafa of Heriot-Watt University and Edinburgh Business School have explored the bottom-line implications of buying a home rather than renting.
Grosvenor moots a major resi-led neighbourhood revamp in Belgravia
The proposed DSDHA-designed Cundy Street Quarter promises a 'sensitive but comprehensive development' to replace high society apartment blocks built in the 1950s.
On the power of great branding – and why real estate needs to learn from FMCG
If developers want their projects to stand out in an overcrowded landscape, they need to employ FMCG-inspired strategic thinking to tap into the consumer psyche and develop meaningful relationships, says…
Behind The Schemes: How a Grade I Nash townhouse became a 21st century family home
Architectural design studio Oliver Burns revamps an important Regency residence in Regent's Park...
How to give professional advice to friends
Insurance & professional indemnity specialist Sarah Elderton offers guidance on what to do when friends approach you for professional property advice, while surveyor & building disputes expert Paul Greenwood t…
Noel Flint of Knight Frank on trophy homes, market crashes & the makings of a top-class agent
One of London's best known and most successful agents, Noel Flint retires at the end of March after nearly four decades at Knight Frank.
A Healthy Market: On the rise of private gyms in Mayfair
Mayfair is already well-served by commercial gyms, but high-end property developers are going to great lengths to deliver even more health & happiness to wealthy buyers in Prime Central London.
A Right To A View? What the Tate Modern judgement tells us about privacy and glass walls
Sarah Reynolds takes a closer look at the recent High Court decision involving the Tate Modern and residents of Native Land's neighbouring NEO Bankside scheme, which should be of comfort to developers,…