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UK housing secretary Michael Gove is expected to approve the construction of the Tulip tourist attraction designed by Foster + Partners, overruling London mayor Sadiq Khan’s previous decision to refuse planning permission, Abode2 luxury property magazine reports. Gove is preparing to give the controversial 300-metre-high…
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House prices in prime markets around the world have continued to climb through the pandemic, despite widespread economic turmoil and uncertainty, reports Abode2. Knight Frank’s Global House Price Index recently recorded its fastest rate of inflation since 2005, while Savills…
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Abode2 luxury property magazine reports that Cadogan has announced plans to create Central London’s first “heritage forest” in Knightsbridge. The landowner has joined forces with fashion giant Louis Vuitton and rewilding organisation Sugi on the initiative, which will see Pont…
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PCL agents have reported a surge in interest from the Middle East with the easing of Covid-19 travel restrictions, reports Abode2 luxury property magazine. UAE buyer numbers between January and August were already up by 47% on 2019 levels, with…
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Architects continue to feel good about the state of the market Abode2 confirms, with practices in all UK regions expecting workloads to grow over the next three months, for the sixth consecutive month. Private housing and commercial sectors continue to lead…
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Abode2 reports that luxury residential rents in Hong Kong recorded an increase of 1.4% in the second quarter of 2021, the first quarter-on-quarter rise since the third quarter of 2019. Demand for high-end residential properties appeared to return amid the…
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The last 18 months have been a challenging journey for everyone. With three national lockdowns behind us, Abode2 focuses on the unexpected positives that have come out of this demanding period in history – specifically, what we’ve learnt from our…
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Britain’s prime regional property market continues to boom, with the highest rate of house price inflation in a decade. Abode2 reports that prime regional property values climbed by an average of 2% in the last quarter, taking annual growth to…
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The government has launched a “wholesale review” of the architecture profession, and is looking for opinions from the built environment industry on how things can and should be improved. A Call for Evidence, which runs until November, will “explore the regulatory…
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