Leading estate agent Winkworth issues warning to Government: learn from the mistakes of the past.
The new Labour government aims to kickstart Britain's construction industry by unblocking the planning system, creating new towns, and permitting development on parts of the green belt. However, can these plans overcome inevitable opposition? Property commentator Anne Ashworth poses the questions to Dominic Agace, Chief Executive of Winkworth, and Adam Stackhouse, Managing Director of Winkworth Developments and Commercial Investments who offer some insights into the new government’s plans.
For many homebuyers, this month’s Chelsea Flower Show has once again turned the spotlight on the garden. Dominic Agace, Chief Executive of Winkworth, Charles Erwin of Winkworth Notting Hill, and Joanna Archer of Joanna Archer Garden Design discuss the importance of gardens to homebuyers.
The bluebells are in full bloom and the rural house market is flourishing. Mark Hedges, editor of Country Life magazine shares essential tips when moving to the countryside on the Property Exchange.
The so-called Boris bounce in the property market after the last General Election failed to deliver, according to exclusive research for leading estate agents Winkworth.
The stucco terraces of Belgravia may be beyond many buyers’ budgets - yet Pimlico, the neighbourhood next door, also has grand architecture and is 50 per cent cheaper, according to research by leading estate agents Winkworth.
Notting Hill is proving increasingly popular for lettings of between three and five months to the stars and crew working in the movie industry, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
The Christmas lights are twinkling brighter than ever in two London villages – Highgate and Southfields – as buyers flock to both areas for their high streets and community vibe, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
Leading estate agents Winkworth is calling for the Chancellor to focus on policies to tackle the cost of finance, bring down inflation and increase the number of homes for sale and for rent.
A shortage of flat and house shares for young renters looking to keep down housing costs is being fuelled by planning delays in one north London Borough, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
Families opt to rent so they can move fast to buy a home close to London’s top schools while others pace the area to find a house that falls within leading state schools catchments are among the desperate measures taken to secure a place at a leading school in the capital.
British coastal towns remain hot with UK buyers while temperatures soar in Europe, says Winkworth.
Rich in history, period architecture and offering a great lifestyle - these are the one-stop cities attracting buyers to live and work, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
A lack of direction and constant shifts in planning policy at local and national government level is putting a block on outdated commercial buildings being converted into well-designed new homes, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
Buyers looking for a bigger house while reducing costs are playing the property market like a game of chess to save up to £500,000, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
The Government must focus on measures in next week’s Budget that will boost significantly the supply of homes for Generation Buy and Generation Rent, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
A perfect storm is brewing in the lettings market with rents spiralling, driven by increasing demand fuelled by workers returning to London, landlords selling up and a lack of social housing being built, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
Brighter start to year as commuters and international buyers return to London, says Winkworth
A black façade is the latest design trend in Notting Hill – putting the pretty pastel exteriors in the shade, according to leading estate agents Winkworth.
Prices dip, sales demand continues as downsizers prepare to sell the family house - as new reality impacts the property market
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