Headlines for Saturday 13th August 2022

Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings

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Ranked: The world’s most liveable cities in 2022, as standards ‘return to pre-pandemic heights’

Leading RE names new President of Global Operations

Chris Dietz has been promoted to President of Global Operations at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

Heatmapped: Housing market continues to confound, as prices rise again

Annual price growth increased to 10.2% in England & Wales last month, reports Acadata.

Savills H1 revenue tops £1bn, but profits shrink as resi income falls

Savills has reported a “strong performance comfortably ahed of pre-pandemic level” in the first half of this year – but revenue from residential transactions has fallen by 11%.

‘Embrace the fear’: One year in the buying agency business, it’s been quite the journey

Emma Fildes of Brick Weaver reveals what it’s really like to start your own buying agency…

Properties The latest luxury property deals, developments & instructions

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Sublime Palladian pile in Somerset seeks £8mn

One of the best country homes in Somerset has reached the open market, looking for offers over £8mn. Wadbury House near Frome was originally designed in...

‘Fit for a king’: Trophy development plot in Berkshire pitched at £35mn
  • 10th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Editor
In Pictures: New boutique scheme unveiled in Kensington, with show flats designed by Finchatton & Matthews Rea
  • 10th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Editor
Deal sealed on original Academy Gardens show flat
  • 9th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Editor
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£29.995mn price tag for rare Ennismore Gardens mansion
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
Inside Ballymore’s East London ‘contemporary exploration of the classic London townhouse’
’One of the last great unclaimed spaces in New York City’ offered for $59mn 
Kensington trophy home fetches £37.5mn
£10.95mn Regent’s Park villa is a slice of the countryside in the city
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Opinions Views & analysis from prime resi insiders

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Bank of England turns gloomier as base rate rises to 1.75%; how will the housing market respond, asks Tom Bill

Alongside the biggest rate hike in 27 years, the Bank of England last week predicted the UK would enter a recession later this year and not emerge from it...

Abrahmsohn: Why the UK housing market is a hot and hideous mess

Shhh, don’t tell HMRC, but I may have found a faultless Stamp Duty saving scheme, writes Trevor Abrahmsohn. While the best things in life may be free,...

Knight Frank’s head of resi on the markets to watch in H2

As we head into peak summer, and just over halfway through the year, it’s a good time to take stock and review what might happen across certain markets in...

The Market Sales, lettings & economic trends & analysis

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Knight Frank downgrades international prime property price forecasts

Knight Frank has cut its prime global cities property price forecast for this year. The firm now expects residential property prices to rise by an average...

House prices continue to climb despite falling buyer demand – RICS
  • 11th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
Market towns see property prices dip as the countryside property boom cools
  • 11th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
RBKC high streets protected by new planning rules
  • 11th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Editor
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Waterfront price premiums rise around the world as demand surges
Ranked: London’s most active property markets
High-end country estate market on a roll
‘Significant slowdown’ expected for prime London rents next year
London’s sales pipeline swells as number of offers accepted hits ten-year high
No sign of price slowdown in Prime London – LonRes
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Business & People Company news & people moves

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Property portals ‘are inflating the cost of running an estate agency business to near impossible levels,’ warns agency boss

A hybrid estate agency boss has lambasted Britain's property portals, arguing that Rightmove, Zoopla etc "are inflating the cost of running an estate...

LRG buys eight-branch Isle of Wight estate agency
  • 11th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
Fine & Country makes brace of appointments to accelerate expansion plans
  • 10th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
Bichard appointed to oversee RICS reforms
  • 10th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
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‘The best of his generation’: Savills pays tribute to the late David Forbes, founder & chair of the Private Office
Luxury fractional ownership firm inks deal with US brokerage The Agency; launches search for UK & Europe partner
Fine & Country moves into Teddington
Boutique agency unveils ‘inspiring’ new digs in Primrose Hill
Connells Group revenue falls 13% on ‘less frenetic’ property market
Proptech firm recruits OTM finance chief
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Appointments The latest career opportunities

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Watch: OnTheMarket boss updates on the portal’s progress & plans for a ‘one-stop-shop’
  • 26th Jul 2022
The property market is ‘no longer brimming with confidence’ – Garrington
  • 25th Jul 2022
Watch: Fire-gutted stately home to be reinvented as ‘an x-ray of a great house’
  • 8th Jul 2022

Design Architecture, interiors & gardens

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Home offices are in; dining rooms are out: How the popularity of home features has shifted
  • 11th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
RIBA elects new President
  • 4th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
Cadogan teams up with Museum of Architecture to launch a nature-inspired art trail in Chelsea
  • 29th Jul 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal

International Luxury property news from around the world

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Prime rental growth outpaces capital values in most global cities

Prime residential rents are rising faster than property values in most world cities, says Savills, as urban life continues to bounce back from the...

‘The winds of change are blowing through global property markets’ as price growth slows
  • 4th Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Journal
Sotheby’s International Realty rolls into Byron Bay
  • 3rd Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Editor
Luxury Portfolio International signs up 12 new brokerages
  • 2nd Aug 2022
  • by PrimeResi Editor
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The Guardian: Era of soaring house prices is ending as central banks raise rates
Trendwatch: US buyers go bargain hunting in Europe
Prime resi prices continue to climb in major global cities
Engel & Völkers reports 17% jump in commission revenues
Six ways to improve housing taxation around the world
Fifth Wall builds $500mn Climate Fund to decarbonise the property industry
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Long Reads In-depth features on prime resi matters

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Broadband, energy efficiency & pets are now top priorities for tenants

A survey by Carter Jonas has highlighted how the needs and wants of tenants have shifted through the pandemic. “The last Carter Jonas Tenant Survey...

Prime London sales market in ‘best shape since 2014’

The Prime London sales market is in its “best shape since 2014”, according to a new report, citing steadily rising values, fewer price reductions and...

The Register of Overseas Entities is now in play; here’s what property pros need to know

The Register of Overseas Entities has come into force today (Monday 1st August 2022), requiring more transparency for UK property transactions involving...

Prime Movers Indices The key players at the top of the market, ranked & profiled

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