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On the Science of Place: Ten steps for successful placemaking (and why St James’s Square is officially London’s most beautiful address)
'Groundbreaking' study by Cadogan & Create Streets looks into what really makes a place tick, providing ten key steps for developers, architects, planning authorities and landowners to follow, and explaining…
The Image Is Everything: On the risks & rewards of CGI for luxury property developments
Computer generated images and animation have become de rigueur in property marketing - and the stakes are high and rising, explains Mark Gleghorn of DBOX
Greedy fingers are wanting too big a slice of the property pie
Seasoned buying agent Simon Barnes reports on a worrying trend in the PCL market...
The Prime of Life: Who’s buying where and for how much?
New analysis of PCL purchases compares Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Generation Xers in terms of spend, activity and preferred locations...
A ‘sophisticated gang of fraudsters’ is targeting luxury rental flats in London
Estate agents tell of fraudulent tenants targeting luxury rental homes in London, while Benham & Reeves has flagged a 117% "surge in fake applications" in the wake of the recently-enacted Tenant Fee Act…
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
Here's a fascinating discussion on technology in the property sector, which took place during May's Future Proptech event.
Prime London sees a ‘surprise return of competitive bidding & even a few sealed bids’
But sentiment remains 'fragile' as political uncertainty continues to put the brakes on prime residential property markets, says Savills
Touring Twenty Grosvenor Square, Four Seasons’ first standalone residences
Finchatton's landmark Mayfair play - the conversion of the former US Naval European Headquarters on Grosvenor Square - is ready for inspection by the world's elite buyers...
Real Business: How I went back to basics to build a successful property agency
After two decades in the corporate world, PCL agent Harry Wigram took the plunge and launched his own consultancy earlier this year - amid some seriously challenging market conditions.
Climate Change: Real estate worth billions could become obsolete – unless owners act now
Academics weigh-in on the costs for property owners of not acting now on energy efficiency
Why our staff are choosing to sell their homes now
Matt Gibberd of design-led estate agency The Modern House explains why four members of the team, including himself, are choosing to sell their homes now, and offers up eight nuggets of advice for ensuring…
Infography: PCL property has outperformed other assets over the last 30 years
A £100 investment in PCL property in 1989 would now be worth £575, according to Knight Frank's sums, while the same stake in the FTSE 100 or Gold would be worth £351 and £338 respectively