In a new series for PrimeResi, seasoned buying agent Saul Empson reveals the absurdities and dramas that unfold behind the scenes of high-end property sales, from Notting Hill townhouses to country estates...
Latest HMRC transaction data: UK housing market logs strongest year-end since 2022
Industry insiders react as official figures point to a 10% rise in sales volumes last year.
Jo Eccles: Five emerging themes shaping the Prime Central London market in 2026
Buying activity started early this year, with turnkey homes still commanding significant premiums and low-credibility bids falling flat, reports top acquisition specialist.
Behind closed doors: Saul Empson on the strange business of super-prime deal-making
In a new series for PrimeResi, seasoned buying agent Saul Empson reveals the absurdities and dramas that unfold behind the scenes of high-end property sales, from Notting Hill townhouses to country estates...
Football’s transfer frenzy boosts Savills’ lettings business
Record summer window resulted in the agency handling nearly 40 player relocations across the UK.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi's regular stock check, powered by LonRes
1508 appointed to lead interior design at ‘landmark’ Istanbul scheme
In Pictures: London-based design studio is helping transform an historic Turkish shipyard site into a new luxury destination.
Global house price growth picks up as rate cuts provide ‘tailwinds’
Knight Frank's Global House Price Index edged higher in Q3, but 'real gains are still hard‑won'.
Mapped: Report flags £460bn of UK property held via offshore entities
Analysis by Tax Policy Associates suggests beneficial owners of 44% of these assets remain 'hidden, despite the law requiring disclosure'.
Mortgage lending held steady in December
But new approvals dipped in seasonal fashion.
‘Rare buying opportunities’ on offer in Central London, says Coutts, as price cuts proliferate
But 'this dynamic may not persist' as supply shortages put upward pressure on prices later in the year.
Watch: Buying agency ranks Britain’s best places to live
Greater Manchester town tops Garrington’s annual rundown of 1,447 locations.
Studio Ashby expands with new Cape Town base
Sophie Ashby’s award-winning design firm has opened its first international studio.
Quote of the day
One house in St John’s Wood asking £35m has had multiple rental offers – including an eye watering £300,000 p/w for an eight week short let
Cautious tailwinds, selective opportunity: Cluttons’ Laura Dam Villena on prime London’s prospects for 2026
Top agency's London resi chief tells PrimeResi why realism, decisiveness and well-priced stock will be rewarded in the year ahead - and runs through the key trends at play across the capital's top postcodes.
In Pictures: Inside the luxury resi reworking of a St John’s Wood landmark
The historic former chapel-turned-studio where Queen filmed Radio Ga Ga is being transformed into five turnkey homes.
Interview: Jason Tebb on what CoStar’s capital means for OnTheMarket’s next phase
Exclusive: OnTheMarket's president speaks to PrimeResi as the property portal updates on progress under CoStar ownership.
In Pictures: Landmark Mayfair mansion with potential seeks £25mn
Former Auchincloss-Coats residence, available for the first time in 30 years, offers scope to create a £55mn super-home, according to agents.
Opinion: Is Making Tax Digital the final nail in the rental market coffin?
PCL lettings expert Olivia McSweeney explains why an imminent admin shift risks accelerating landlord exits - and deterring the next generation from entering the sector.
Savills: Prime markets forecast to bottom out this year – except PCL
Prime Regional property prices are likely to rise 1.5% in 2026, predicts Savills, but Prime Central London values have a bit further to fall.
Average PCL price per sq ft at lowest level since 2012
Rising supply and dwindling demand are keeping values under pressure in the capital's most exclusive postcodes, reports LonRes.
Foxtons moves beyond the capital with ‘significant’ Birmingham agency acquisition
CEO heralds a 'significant move for Foxtons as we expand outside of the London commuter belt for the first time.'
Editor's Choice
Super-prime sales volumes slumped by nearly a third last year, reports Savills, high-value buying activity 'returns to pre-pandemic pace.'
International property news
Pacaso signs celeb broker to help ‘define the next chapter of luxury co-ownership’
'Million Dollar Listing' star Fredrik Eklund will promote the shared-ownership property platform to HNWIs & top-end agents around the world.
Activist investor lambasts CoStar’s resi portal focus
Billionaire hedge fund founder criticises what he calls 'an ill-conceived and hopelessly executed strategy to build an online classifieds business in the residential real estate industry.'
Developer teams up with Manchester City for UAE mega-scheme
1.67m sq m branded resi project will be themed around sport & wellness.
Book Now: LPF webinar – The global outlook for the luxury property industry in 2026
Priya Rawal will host a live online event on 28th January, featuring an impressive panel of super-prime experts from London, New York & Dubai.
Branded residential advisory scales up as demand accelerates
Riyan Itani's Global Branded Residences has added senior hires from Savills and Accor.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Jon Byers
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 Becky Fatemi
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interview: Mark Harvey on the strategy behind Knight Frank’s next phase of global growth
The agency’s international chief discusses doubling down on key wealth hubs, reshaping partnerships and targeting new lifestyle markets - plus why London remains at the top of the global property map.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Gary Hersham
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interview: Priya Rawal on building a super-prime community, the meaning of luxury & what global HNWIs really value
Luxury Property Forum founder Priya Rawal discusses the principals of networking, the story behind her business success, and shares sage advice for prime resi professionals.
Interiors & Design
RIBA names 2026 Royal Gold Medallist
Irish architect Níall McLaughlin receives the profession’s highest honour.
In Pictures: Ransome’s Wharf launches with a ‘refined Chelsea-meets-Battersea aesthetic’
London Square's design team for the 118-home development includes Echlin, Fourfoursixsix, and 5PA Architects.
‘£175mn’ restoration project in Wiltshire nears completion
The eight-year rescue of the Grade I listed Tottenham House is said to be the UK’s most expensive home renovation.
Opinion: How do we unlock the planning system without compromising on safety?
Prime Central London developer Alex Pope explores what could be done to improve the important but demanding Gateway process, which he says is causing 'major issues' in the new-build sector with longer…
Albion Nord appoints two new Creative Directors
The London-based interior design studio is expanding across the UK and overseas.
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Charted: The evolution of London’s prime property market, 2000-2025
Exclusive LonRes data reveal which parts of the capital’s prime property market have seen the most significant price growth over the last 25-years.
Seismic Shifts, 2000-2025: The global events that moved the needle on London’s prime property market
Cathy Hawker explores how the fluctuating fortunes of Prime Central London can be tied to major international economic events of the past 25 years.
Rise of the Broker: How the business of prime London agency has changed since 2000
Alexandra Goss charts the changing face of luxury property agency over the last 25 years, from the mainstreaming of buying agents & the introduction of private offices, to the rise of independent brokers.
Smart Home Market: How luxury property agents embraced the digital age
Ruth Bloomfield explores the new gadgets & technological leaps that have shaped London’s prime property sector since the turn of the millennium – including portals, smartphones & social media.
LonRes founders Carrington & Payne on 25 years in the prime London property arena
A personal view of how Prime Central London has evolved since the turn of the century, by William Carrington & Anthony Payne - who founded LonRes in the year 2000.
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