PCL agency boss discusses carving out a place between the corporates and brokers, pushing into new prime London markets and keeping the boutique edge.
‘The industry is changing dramatically’: Russell Simpson’s Bertie Russell on growing the family business & the future of prime agency
PCL agency boss discusses carving out a place between the corporates and brokers, pushing into new prime London markets and keeping the boutique edge.
Property Vision International expands into the Balearics
Gaia Private Office joins buying agency’s growing roster of associates covering prime second-home hotspots around the world.
Savills profits jump 47% despite UK resi slowdown
Boss Simon Shaw is 'delighted with the significant improvement in performance' - although the UK residential business saw revenue & profits decline in H1.
London’s super-prime market goes into summer recess
Latest LonRes Data: Under-offer numbers halve as £5mn+ deals and new instructions fall sharply amid 'uncertainty and a lack of urgency'.
Prime London rents pick up pace as growth hits 18-month high
Average values jumped 5.3% in July, reports LonRes, with PCL seeing an especially sharp turnaround.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Forsters’ Helen Marsh
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Winkworth boardroom battle cools as chairman agrees to pause director changes
Simon Agace gives undertakings not to pursue boardroom changes before 10th September, as both sides continue talks.
Fine & Country launches in Phuket
International estate agency brand opens licence on Thailand's biggest island.
‘London stands out as an area lacking confidence’ as UK housing market ‘remains subdued’
Buyer demand and sales activity 'struggle to gain momentum,' says the RICS.
New price benchmark set at Marylebone scheme
Warwick Investment project nears sell-out after one-bed pad achieves more than £2,000 per sq ft.
Malins Group rolls out private client arm
Property group launches new division for owners restoring, remodelling and creating ‘exceptional’ homes.
Six Senses owner eyes boost from branded resi boom
IHG now has 35 residential projects open or selling across 19 countries as developers pile into the sector.
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The key indicator is simply the number of transactions relative to new instructions, under offers and existing stock – it remains stubbornly low
Star Douglas Elliman broker targets London’s super-prime market
Luxury NYC specialist secures exclusive US representation for raft of landmark developments as American demand continues to build.
Georgian gem changes hands on Fitzroy Square in off-market deal
Demand for best-in-class homes is driving top-end activity in PCL, says agency behind latest benchmark sale.
Prime London transactions up 14% as more buyers come off the sidelines
Knight Frank says buyers and sellers have become 'hardened to the volatility' as latest numbers suggest an improving picture across the prime postcodes.
Prime rents climb as new rules divide the market
Rental price growth is 'stronger in markets most impacted by the Renters’ Rights Act,' says Savills, and much lower for the highest-value properties.
Power struggle at major family-run estate agency
Boardroom rift heads to the High Court as AIM-listed firm launches proceedings against its chairman.
‘A home is the centre of family life, not an untapped tax stream’: Wealthy London boroughs unite against ‘mansion tax’
RBKC, Westminster, Richmond & Wandsworth say residents could end up paying more than half of the proposed national levy.
Climate risk is now ‘core due diligence’ – but still being flagged too late
81% of property professionals agree climate risk should rank alongside mainstream searches as 'core due diligence' for buyers.
‘Homeowners are increasingly finding that moving no longer pays,’ warns major estate agency group
The capital is leading a decline in shorter-term home moves, with just 9% of London sellers in 2026 so far having bought within the last five years.
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Swiss bank's latest research suggests the world's wealthy are becoming more defensive, with property decisions increasingly tied to wider questions of geography, risk and lifestyle.
International property news
New York’s pied-à-terre tax paused after nearly a million properties swept into rollout row
Homeowners launch legal challenge to implementation, arguing City Hall ‘arbitrarily and capriciously foisted onto New York City residents the burden of proving they are not subject to the Surcharge.
Rhodium hires former Nobu exec to lead global growth push
Dean Main's luxury property consultancy brings in Diane Daudin-Clavaud as Chief Development and Strategy Officer.
Record-breaking $70mn mansion sale in Silicon Valley as ‘AI investment fever’ fuels luxury market
Andrew Skurman & Suzanne Tucker-designed estate is Northern California's biggest resi deal of the year.
Ranked: Top 10 overseas property search locations for UK buyers in 2026
Portugal's Algarve region retains its top spot for British folk looking for a home abroad.
Dubai logs record-breaking half for super-prime sales
296 homes sold for more than US$10mn in the first six months of this year, reports Knight Frank - but ongoing uncertainties may quell activity in the coming months.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with London House founder Richard Douglas
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
In Conversation: William Bles on the changing HNW client & the new rules of super-prime design
HBA Residential's new EMEA Principal discusses the dramatic shift in expectations among global buyers over the last decade - and what it means for luxury designers and developers.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Craig Draper
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 Lesley Cairns
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
Interview: Caitlin Ure of GBR on the business of branded residences – and what’s next for the sector
Why do some branded resi schemes command huge premiums while others fall short?
Interiors & Design
Foster + Partners appoints new Head of Studio
Kirsten Scott is one of three senior figures taking on new roles at the practice.
Developer & contractor convicted over fatal London tower incident
Foster + Partners cleared of health and safety breaches over fatal Corniche window fall; St James and Lindner Prater found guilty.
In Pictures: Goddard Littlefair completes contrasting show residences at The OWO
‘What drew us in was the idea of two residents with quite different ways of living’, says design studio, revealing two takes on life at the Raffles-branded Whitehall landmark.
What do the wealthiest want? Four questions, 32 experts, ten key findings
'Something has shifted at the very top of the market,' declares LPF boss Priya Rawal after consulting a panel of luxury property insiders.
King Charles’ favourite architect steps down after six decades
Classical architecture heavyweight Quinlan Terry has retired as senior partner of his Dedham-based firm, handing the reins to long-time collaborator Roger Barrell.
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