Latest Founder Partner brings nearly four decades of top-end agency experience to Martin Bikhit’s new venture.
Forbes-backed brokerage adds another big name to PCL line-up
Latest Founder Partner brings nearly four decades of top-end agency experience to Martin Bikhit’s new venture.
RFR brings in super-prime specialist as MD
Former Knight Frank partner joins Chelsea-based buying firm.
Martin Kemp Design takes up residence near Buckingham Palace
Luxury design practice moves into new Buckingham Place studio, with a run of prime resi projects underway and a growing furniture range.
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: Jo Eccles on navigating today’s prime London market
Hesitant buyers, ‘unicorn’ hunters and behind-the-scenes fee wars are adding to the complexities of getting a deal done, explains Eccord’s MD.
William Paul-designed Hampstead Heath house hits market at £12.95mn
Modernist-inspired project is the latest addition to a NW3 enclave with some serious architectural pedigree.
Bugatti teams up with Rhodium for global branded resi drive
Luxury car marque brings Dean Main's outfit in to build on resi projects in Dubai and Miami.
JLL consults on shuttering UK planning dept
Reports suggest staff in five offices are at risk of redundancy.
Record transfer window kicks off super-prime rental bonanza
Savills handled more than 20 player and manager relocations over the summer, including a string of deals in Cheshire at more than £30k a month.
Super-prime London scheme lands double win at global branded residence awards
Raffles-branded project takes European and urban titles at inaugural awards programme for booming sector.
Prime London rents climb as landlord squeeze tightens supply
Knight Frank blames rising borrowing costs and 'increased taxation and red tape' for the capital's dwindling rental supply.
Property billionaire swaps Holland Park for Monaco
David Reuben becomes the latest big name to leave the UK, joining a Monaco set now controlling some £77bn of Rich List wealth.
London Square owner racks up £1bn-worth of Abu Dhabi sales in a week
International buyers drive bumper sales tally for Aldar across two waterfront launches.
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In a tough market, there is a lot more choice of property available, but the complexities and politics around shared instructions and fee splits inevitably increase
From PCL to Cape Town: Sophie Gamborg on taking the buying advisory model overseas
Two decades after starting out in London’s prime resi market, the former Savills & Aylesford agent explains how she spotted a gap in Cape Town - and built a business around it.
The $84trn Question: Which global hotspots are leading the race for next-gen wealth?
London ranks third in new Savills study of the locations best placed to attract and retain younger HNWIs, as vast wealth shifts across borders and generations.
New platform opens door to distressed property deals
Exclusive: Receiv-r promises an early heads-up on property and land opps - and already has a big-name brokerage on board.
£37.5mn Banda-designed super-duplex unveiled at The OWO
In Pictures: Top-end studio delivers 3,804 sq ft heritage-inspired residence at luxury Raffles-branded scheme in Whitehall.
Value is in the eye of the buyer: Frances McDonald on Prime Central London’s new market reality
The Savills research chief highlights key trends at play in PCL, including some surprising statistics...
Government ramps up plans to regulate property agents
Update Industry Reactions: Ministers unveil licensing regime and independent regulator, going much further than proposals announced last year.
Where did the Knightsbridge buyer go? James Moran on PCL’s shifting geography
Middleton Advisors' London sales boss explores the changing fortunes of one of the capital’s most famous enclaves - and where today’s moneyed purchasers have been turning their attention.
‘First hard evidence’ emerges of £2mn mansion tax effect on property prices
Fresh data confirms that transactions are 'bunching' below the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge threshold.
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The luxury architecture and interiors studio will retain its name and leadership team as DLR establishes its first European base.
International property news
Christie’s International Real Estate makes mainland China debut
Luxury property network launches Shanghai outpost.
Aston Martin & Mouawad schemes help drive 66% revenue jump at Dar Global
London-listed luxury developer more than doubles first-half profits as portfolio GDV hits $23bn.
Italy’s prime property market surges as flat tax draws global wealth
Knight Frank’s Italian transactions are up 140% this year, with more than 60% of international prime enquiries 'driven primarily by tax considerations.'
Branded resi developer secures heavyweight marketing hook for Middle East scheme
Anthony Joshua has 'backed' the UK launch of Adanté Realty’s Yenaier project in Oman, as the boxer's Tyson Fury showdown is confirmed.
‘Buyers today have more choice than ever before’: Savills global resi chief on the battle for international wealth
Interview: Victoria Garrett discusses London’s place on the world stage, Dubai’s next phase, the impact of tax & geopolitics, and how developers are catering to an increasingly discerning clientele.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jane Cronwright-Brown
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 The Buying Solution’s Philip Eastwood
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’ Canan Wood
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 Andrew Groocock
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 Natalie Malka
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interiors & Design
‘Rural landlords are faced with a double whammy’: Research flags huge EPC upgrade premium for country homes
Countryside properties cost substantially more to bring up to EPC C than urban homes, according to an analysis of more than three million certificates.
In Pictures: Inside a Dixon Jones-designed W1 townhouse asking £13,500 a week
Super-prime Marylebone rental pad packs a 32ft-high glazed atrium, complete with sky bridge and retractable roof.
Run For The Hills founder takes over as BIID President
Anna Burles wants to raise the profile of professional interior designers and encourage more talent into the industry.
In Pictures: Inside Christian Bense’s new Park Hyatt show homes
South African designer kicks off series of interiors collaborations at new high-rise addition to London’s luxury branded resi scene.
The New Scarcity: Liam Bailey on the evolution of luxury & what today’s HNW property buyers really value
The ingredients that once signalled luxury are becoming the easiest to copy, says Knight Frank; what increasingly commands a premium are the things that can’t be replicated...
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