Amy Penrose

Nov 7, 2024 | booksfromscotland.com | Johanna Basford |Ebury Press |Amy Penrose

‘Draw lots, aim high, have grit and be kind!’Scottish illustrator Johanna Basford’s new colouring-in book Magical Worlds was published this month. We escaped into the book’s ‘fairytale worlds and intricate magical vistas’ to speak to its creator. Magical WorldsBy Johanna BasfordPublished by Ebury PressCongratulations on the release of your latest colouring book, Magical Worlds. How do you approach each book project? How does the creation of a colouring book work?

Jul 5, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Amy Penrose

A focus on real estate, specifically how to facilitate housebuilding, was writ large in most of the parties’ manifestos. A bidding war erupted: Labour promised 1.5 million more houses, Conservatives 1.6 million and Liberal Democrats 1.9 million. Now that Labour is in power, and the carefully chosen words of their manifesto come home to roost, what can we expect to see from them in practice?

Jun 26, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Amy Penrose

The country has voted and we have a new prime minister moving into Downing Street. Deputy Prime Minister, Angela Rayner has promised to unveil the government’s new housebuilding programme within days with at least three housing announcements expected in the next 14 days. It is time for Labour’s plan for planning to be put into action, but what can we expect to be at the top of the planning agenda?

Feb 14, 2024 | farrer.co.uk | Clare Reddy |Christina Tennant |Amy Penrose

Last year brought challenging global macroeconomic conditions and a raft of new regulation and policy for the real estate industry. But 2023 year closed with a quicker-than-anticipated tailing off of inflation and the tantalising promise of a pivot on interest rates in 2024. There are numerous reasons to feel positive about the real estate market in 2024.