Andrew Farmer has spent the last two decades with Hamptons in Tunbridge Wells.

Industry veteran steps up at the luxury developer, where he oversees sales across a £4bn London portfolio.

RedBook Agency & Taylor Howes collaborate on transformation of 5,500 sq ft duplex atop Lodha's super-prime scheme in Kensington, billed as 'one of London's most significant new luxury homes'.

UCL report backed by heavyweight thinkers proposes annual levy on property values as part of sweeping tax overhaul.

Agency reckons speeding up transactions could tempt a sizeable cohort of would-be movers off the sidelines, and says scrapping stamp duty would have an even bigger impact.

Knight Frank's latest index shows annual growth slipped from 2.3% to 1.4% in Q1, but 91% of the 55 markets tracked were still in positive territory.

'It’s not just about opening an office,' says design-led estate agency; 'it’s about becoming part of a neighbourhood.”

The Maskells boss explores some significant potential ramifications of proposed reforms backed by PM-apparent Andy Burnham.

Boutique agency Olivier Morvan & Co is now operating as Chestertons Nice.

Jason Beedell has stepped up as Head of Residential and Rural Research at the heritage agency.

Siân-Louise Tangney's new venture, Key Privé, has already chalked up a £200k-a-month off-market deal in Ascot.

Savills expects 'increasingly cautious' London & regional top-ends to remain price sensitive in H2.

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The tax on an inherited property sold after death could exceed 70% after allowances. That’s real financial obliteration
Charles Curran, Principal at Maskells, on proportional property tax

The Rhodium and Henigman boss gives PrimeResi the inside track on how top-end demand is shifting in London - and reveals what separates the very best schemes from the rest.

An 'extraordinary' year for global wealth creation has reshaped the HNW landscape. Here's what luxury property professionals need to know.

New network aims to promote higher standards and make it easier for consumers to find experienced buy-side advisers.

Persephone Rose, Helena Barnett-Lonergan, Ross Parker & Tommy Moore have joined Daniel Daggers' luxury brokerage.

Luxury design practice appoints regional Principals to oversee EMEA, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

Originally built as a major visitor attraction, agents say The Diorama 'represents a truly generational opportunity' to create 'a private headquarters, cultural destination, world-class residence or legacy…

PrimeResi's snapshot of eye-catching transactions from the first half of the year, from record-breaking mansions to trophy penthouses.

Agents are marketing the first of five newly completed freehold homes on Lancelot Place; PrimeResi took a look around.

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International property news

Pierre Pire has moved from JLL.

Knight Frank tracked 636 US$10mn-plus resi deals worth US$11.4bn in Q1, with London climbing to fourth globally by deal volume as Dubai, Hong Kong and New York led the strongest quarter in a year.

Luxury hospitality brand unveils a 'complete residential sanctuary' at the top of The Skywaters.

Knight Frank's latest research reveals where demand is moving, where prices are rising fastest - and why London remains the outlier.

In Pictures: This 75-acre tropical enclave was developed into a lavish retreat by Brazil's 'Michelangelo of the scalpel' in the 1970s.

Profiles & Interviews

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

New leadership structure, a fast-growing brokerage arm and deals flowing: inside the Mayfair-based property firm’s next phase.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Interiors & Design

Jay Morton of Bell Phillips Architects will take the reins from Chris Williamson next year.

Designed by John Wood the Elder, No.1 The Circus is being sold alongside a rather fine selection of interiors pieces.

165-year-old firm will complete Electric Boulevard with two striking new buildings delivering around 300 new homes and c.65,000 of commercial space.

Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.

Studio Power has designed the ten-apartment scheme in Camden for Salboy & Forge Homes.

PrimeResi Directory

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AZ Real Estate offers bespoke property solutions for private clients looking to acquire, sell or invest in London property.

Expedited bespoke curtains, soft furnishings, FF&E and curated art installations for prime and super-prime residential projects. Hand-made and installed by our London atelier, on your schedule.

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Woldon is an award winning British architecture, interiors and landscape practice committed to enriching lives and landscapes through thoughtful, timeless design.

Coreco are a multi-award winning, professional mortgage brokerage who saw an opportunity to change the way the mortgage broking profession was perceived.

Lancer Press is a spatial intelligence and cartographic studio engineered exclusively for the prime property sector.