It’s encouraging that today’s Queen’s Speech has signalled a renewed effort in favour of tackling geographic inequality across the UK as part of the forthcoming levelling-up and regeneration bill. In the face of the current pressing economic, social and environmental…
Read moreThe former New York home of late fashion tycoon Gianni Versace has come up for sale, sporting a $70mn (c.£55.9mn) asking price, reports Abode2. The opulent Baroque-style mansion at 5 East 64th Street in Manhattan sprawls over 14,175 square feet…
Read moreThe modern executive nomad – a distant cousin of the freelance creative working from a cafe in Bali or Costa Rica – owns a villa in the Algarve or a condo in Miami, attends Zoom calls from an airy home…
Read moreFans of luxury car and fashion brands are well catered for in the burgeoning branded residences space; whether you’re partial to a Porsche or mad for Missoni, real estate collaborations are springing up from Miami to Nine Elms – and…
Read moreThe number of planning applications to build tall towers in London has dropped by more than 13% in the last year, reports Abode2 as the overall development pipeline for high-rise buildings in the capital contracted by 1% year-on-year in 2021….
Read moreLondon property developer Canary Wharf Group has teamed up with Cornish charity The Eden Project to “tackle biodiversity challenges in urban environments” and “create a blueprint for sustainable global cities to act on biodiversity loss,” Abode2 reports. The Eden Project has…
Read moreCanada’s government has announced that it will ban most foreign property buyers for two years, in a bid to cool the country’s runaway housing market, reports Abode2. Canadian property prices have been escalating for a while now, jumping by 20%…
Read moreThe Spring Statement was never likely to contain any major surprises as far as the property sector was concerned; at least not directly. But action was needed and, positively, it was taken to ease pressure on people’s finances in the…
Read moreReferences to Dutch culture and history are woven throughout the VIP centre of Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, which has undergone a maximalist revamp by designer Marcel Wanders, reports Abode2. The airport lounge comprises a sequence of rooms including a library, drinks…
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