Property
LED Lighting, Steampunk Towers and Ancient Glass: Inside the Westminster Abbey Renovation
The ongoing renovations to the historic Westminster Abbey has been one of London's largest public works projects in recent memory, topped only by the impending mammoth renovations due to take place at the Houses of Parliament over the next few years. Westminster Abbey is a national icon, used for royal weddings, state funerals and commonwealth gatherings since time immemorial. It's for this reason that the renovation works have taken place piecemeal over several years, with select parts of the building...
Ruler of Dubai submits plans for his iconic 63,000-acre luxury estate in Scotland
The ruler of the princely state of Dubai wants to expand his luxury multi-million pound estate.
This is how long we spend cleaning and decorating our homes
It’s official – an Englishman’s home really IS his castle. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found keeping the 'castle' in tip top condition demands 104 hours of decorating or DIY, 493 hours cleaning and £1081 on tradesmen coming round every year. It also emerged more than one third feel ‘incredibly proud’ of their homes, with half admitting they regularly spending hours ensuring it is beautifully presented. Furthermore across the average home’s lifespan, owners will fork out an incredible...
Residents’ anger in Shakespeare’s hometown over plans to build futuristic homes opposite Bard’s grave
Plans have been submitted to erect six homes complete with James Bond-style subterranean car ports which rise out of the ground
Rather special Georgian boathouse on its own lake on sale for £700,000
Wealthy water-lovers are expected to be queueing up to get their hands on the Georgian property and convert it into a stunning rural retreat.
This is how many homes London needs to cope with rising population over next 25 years
London will need an extra 844,000 new homes in order to house its rising population over the next 25 years. Official figures show the number of homes in the capital will need to rise by a quarter by 2041 if current trends continue, bringing the new total to 4.3 million households. Tower Hamlets, Barking and Dagenham are likely to be the boroughs that will shoulder the lion’s share of the growth, with Hackney also in for a 35 per cent...
Interior designer who carried out revamp of Chelsea flat’s basement in feud with neighbour
Olivia Walton was ordered to pay £114,000 to her upstairs neighbour for damage caused by the building work at the bottom floor maisonette.
Rents expected to creep back up in London
The number of properties coming on to the market in London for rent continues to fall, as tenant demand rises - according to the August 2018 RICS Residential Market survey – causing rent expectations to start to creep up following months of decline. The latest numbers (which form a part of non-seasonally adjusted series) show a continuation of the decline in fresh rental stock in the capital, a trend that has been emerging on the back of tax changes on Buy-to-Let properties, while tenant demand has been rising...
Why a high-end German kitchen could sell your London property
There’s a slowdown in the UK property market and it’s hitting London hardest. House prices in the capital for the first half of 2018 fell at the fastest annual rate since the financial crisis of 2007-2008. It may not be the best time to sell your London property, especially if you aren’t prepared to compromise on price. Speaking to The Guardian, one London Estate agent said “House price growth outside of London is being supported by a continuing shortage of...