New survey reveals how wealthy clients are driving harder bargains - and how architects, designers, consultants & contractors are responding.
Former Lodha director joins country house agency
Independent firm brings in top-end operator as Regional Director to strengthen its Cotswolds presence.
Belgravia townhouse with royal past reportedly finds £39mn buyer
That price would top the £35mn paid for a Grade I-listed neighbour earlier this year.
Sami Robertson: Have we forgotten how to sell the extraordinary?
An unusual dinner in a remarkable London home prompts the Harwood Advisory founder to ask whether agents have become too caught up in the numbers.
‘Margins are squeezed from both ends’: Luxury design firms feel the pinch
New survey reveals how wealthy clients are driving harder bargains - and how architects, designers, consultants & contractors are responding.
HMRC can use street photos to help decide which homes face the ‘mansion tax’
Council tax inspectors can photograph homes and gardens from public roads without the owner’s permission.
Well-known PCL agency duo launch boutique firm
Former Maskells MD & ex-Knight Frank Partner set out their stall as independent venture brings its first homes to market.
London borough reclaims Rightmove’s ‘happiest place to live’ title for 2026
Annual survey of nearly 25,000 people flags the importance of a 'balance between greenery and everyday convenience.'
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 45, 2026
44% fewer sales were agreed last week compared to the same seven days last year.
Savills announces ‘management evolution’ in Europe
London-listed real estate advisor rejigs top table team in the UK and wider EMEA region.
Daggers’ DDRE tops £200mn in 2026 sales; adds five more advisers
'Buying London' brokerage brings in new dealmakers and reports run of big-ticket transactions in town & country.
King’s bank flags deeper discounts & dwindling options for prime London buyers
Coutts updates HNW clients on 'repricing opportunities', with some PCL heartlands now trading around 30% below peak.
PCL buying agency reports record shift to off-market deals
Mayfair-based firm lifts lid on how high-end deals are getting done in 2026.
Quote of the day
The real danger isn’t the downturn itself but good businesses losing confidence
Savills Private Office adds trio of HNW specialists in London & New York
Big-name appointments boost the firm's offering for the globe-trotting super-rich.
Savills downgrades prime forecasts; no recovery for PCL prices until 2029
Prime London and regional property prices are likely to decline further next year, says top agency.
Interview: Alexander Main on entrepreneurship, building a brokerage & getting PCL deals done
‘You can’t just wait for the market to come to you’: Agency founder talks HNW buyer trends, turning marketing spend into sales & why half his firm’s deals this year have involved another agent.
Inside 1 Mayfair: Caudwell completes first residence at ultra-luxe scheme
Lavish show apartment dressed by New York designer Jamie Drake is pitched at £83.7mn.
Grosvenor Square penthouse finds buyer at nearly half its original asking price
Seven-day exchange follows more than three years of marketing for hefty Mayfair duplex.
Down-valuations at the top end: What agents can do before & after the surveyor’s number
Islay Robinson on why valuations come in short on prime property, how agents can head them off, and what to do when the figure still falls below the agreed price.
Buyer swoops on ‘one of London’s most celebrated historic houses’
Architecture wins out over postcode as purchaser searching in Westminster exchanges on landmark mansion south of the river.
Savills pushes housing market recovery back to 2028
New forecasts: Mainstream UK prices are tipped to fall 1.5% next year, with London in for a 3.5% drop as top agency downgrades expectations again.
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Savills’ Amelia Greene reports from the lettings front line, where several of landlords’ biggest fears have yet to materialise.
International property news
New island Director for Spain Sotheby’s International Realty
Top-end agency claims 90% of Balearic Island buyers are international, with 80% of its transactions involving Brits or Germans.
Compass profits leap following Anywhere takeover
The New York-listd business owns the Christie's Real Estate and Sotheby's Real Estate broker brands.
Dubai prime prices drop for first time since 2020
Conflict in the region is 'predictably a confidence dampener,' says Knight Frank.
Code Blue: Charles Curran on what the US midterms mean for prime London property
'We do not see the Prime Central London market recovering for the time being,' says the Maskells boss - who anticipates a slip in American demand for UK property as Trump loses influence at home.
Rosewood plots first Southeast Asian branded residences in Bangkok
The 85-unit scheme is slated for completion in 2030.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Winkworth’s Christian Lock-Necrews
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Knight Frank’s James Cleland
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Hamptons’ Peter Whyte
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Savills’ Victoria Garrett
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Simon Deen
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
Own London recruits former Natalia Miyar projects head
W2-based luxury design firm has brought in Mante Marcine to oversee its interiors team.
Elicyon names new Creative Director
Rebecca Larn steps up at Charu Gandhi's London-based luxury design firm.
Fendi Casa makes Japanese branded resi debut
A four-storey villa in Tokyo is being billed as 'Japan’s first lifestyle branded residence.'
Taylor Howes brings in David Collins Studio exec to drive expansion
Senior hire comes as top-end studio completes a Holland Park Gate penthouse, installs a Swiss chalet and eyes growth across Europe & the Middle East.
BIID Interior Design Awards 2026: The Winners
IN PICTURES: Design crowd gathers at Drapers’ Hall for annual awards bash, with resi winners ranging from London townhouses to country estates and international projects.
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