Quiz – How much do you know about property?

We have a Christmas treat for you in the form of a property quiz! We are offering a prize of a free bottle of champagne to the first set of correct answers sent to karen.mason@newmanor.com so get you answers in as soon as you can. Newmanor

1. Can you name the UK’s largest online real estate portal and property website?
2. What is the term given to land or property held by a tenant for a specified period?
3. What does Z stand for in the British real estate company ZPG?
4. How many squares with London Street names are there on a monopoly board?
5. In urban planning, what name is given to land which has previously been developed, is not currently in use and may be contaminated?
6. Which housebuilder was the first to use TV advertising in 1978 with a series of ads using a helicopter?
7. What word is derived from a French legal term used in Britain in the Middle Ages meaning ‘death pledge’?
8. What name is given to the 97 acres in London containing 16 million square feet of office and retail space including Canade Square and Cabot Square?
9. What does the acronym RICS stand for?
10. Which of the following is an estate in land that can last forever (in legal theory)? Leasehold, Commonhold, Freehold or Timeshare?
11. Which Duke is the owner of the Grosvenor Group Limited which traces its origins back to 1677 and has its headquarters in London?
12. In property transactions, using industry-standard documents, what does CPSE stand for?
13. In which city would you find a row of terraced houses built between 1767 and 1774 being one of the greatest examples of Georgian architecture in the UK?
14. Which architectural style, sometimes associated with urban decay and totalitarianism from the 1950s to the 1970s was a reaction to 1940s architecture?
15. What is the English word for a type of residential building which is derived from the Hindi meaning ‘belonging to Bengal’?
16. What term in property law means that someone (other than the person who owns the property) has the legal right to use it – at least for a specific reason?
17. Known for its size and beauty, Pemberley is the fictional estate in what classic Jane Austen novel?
18. What is the ‘culinary’ nickname of the building currently at 122 Leadenhall Street in the city of London?
19. Which Scottish estate, purchased by Prince Albert in 1852, was in the news on 8th September 2022, and why?
20. What NYC art gallery is housed in a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and shaped like an upside-down spiral?
21. What building at 721, 5th Avenue NYC, is named after its famous owner?
22. What is the usual term for a property that includes both residential and commercial uses?
23. Which British supermarket chain announced a new scheme to turn old car parks into affordable housing? Asda, Aldi or Tesco?
24. What is the maximum length of term of a legal lease of property without requiring registration? 7 years, 3 years or 12 months?
25. Who lives at 32 Windsor Gardens, near Notting Hill?
26. True or False – you can legally acquire some-one else’s land by squatting on it for long enough?
27. What share of UK home sales were buy-to-let purchases in early 2025?
    5%, 10% or 15%
28. What are REITS? Tax relief schemes, roof insulation types or publicly traded real estate funds?
29. Which animated show features a pineapple house? The Simpsons, Family Guy or SpongeBob SquarePants?
30. Which castle like house in London inspired the first ever Gothic novel, the Castle of Otranto? Strawberry Hill House, Chiswick House or Kenwood House