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Property Press Awards 2021: The Winners
Writers Martina Lees & Zoe Dare Hall were multiple winners at the annual event to ‘celebrate the finest output in property journalism’.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Market Talk: On the spike in house prices in London
Agencies, analysts and commentators share their thoughts on the latest ONS stats, released this week, which showed the fastest price growth the capital has seen since 2016.
Prime London rents soar as stock levels slump by 68%
Those looking to renew a rental agreement or search for a new property ‘may be in for a shock’, warns LonRes…
Over a third of people avoid negotiating on property prices due to anxiety, claims estate agency
"36% of people typically avoid negotiating due to anxiety", says Douglas & Gordon after polling almost 700 property buyers, renters, landlords and sellers.
Demand for ski property jumps, pushing prices in one resort up by 17% in a year
“This year has been an anomaly. We don’t expect this frenetic pace in Swiss resorts to continue," says Kate Everett-Allen in Knight Frank's new Ski Property Report.
Octopus & Homes England team up for £175m Greener Homes Alliance
The new Greener Homes Alliance "will provide access to funding and expertise to help developers ‘go green’ when making decisions for their developments."
American developer picks up major prime London site for £1bn+ mixed-use scheme
International property giant Hines has acquired the 1.8-acre 18 Blackfriars site, bringing in Foster + Partners to design a mixed-use development.
Mapped: Which global property markets are most at risk of a bubble?
London property remains overvalued, says UBS, but the UK capital is near the bottom of the bubble-risk table this year.
Buyer picks up £8m ‘icon’ in Covent Garden
Last privately owned freehold building in Neal's Yard was billed as ‘a rare opportunity to purchase a piece of London’s social history’.
In Pictures: Albion Nord unveils nature-inspired interiors at 80 Holland Park
The studio’s ‘mature but playful’ aesthetic is going down well with buyers at Christian Candy’s latest super-prime endeavour.
Heat & Buildings Strategy: The good, bad & ugly of the UK’s plan to replace gas boilers
The Government's big plan to de-carbonise British homes in its push to Net Zero is "a comprehensive and groundbreaking strategy", says sustainability lecturer Ran Boydell - but it has some major flaws...