Big-name appointments boost the firm's offering for the globe-trotting super-rich.

Payne Hicks Beach brings in a new resi property head and a citizenship & immigration specialist to advise HNW clients.

Prime London and regional property prices are likely to decline further next year, says top agency.

Two top interiors studios join the teamsheet at the 57-storey tower, just over two years after sales launched.

Seasoned agency veteran runs through the themes he sees playing out next year, from the gulf between turnkey homes & renovation projects, to uber-tenants & the perils of overpricing.

The latest big-ticket residence to change hands on the exclusive private estate was guided at £13.75mn.

Conflict in the region is 'predictably a confidence dampener,' says Knight Frank.

EPR Architects-designed building reaches 36 storeys, with the first residents due next year.

Land values are showing signs of steadying, but weak sales and hefty costs are keeping developers under pressure, reports Knight Frank’s UK resi development research boss.

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'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.

‘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.

Quote of the day

The prime markets are down, not out, and a medium- or long-term view is more relevant for prospective buyers
Frances McDonald, director of residential research at Savills

Lavish show apartment dressed by New York designer Jamie Drake is pitched at £83.7mn.

Seven-day exchange follows more than three years of marketing for hefty Mayfair duplex.

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.

Architecture wins out over postcode as purchaser searching in Westminster exchanges on landmark mansion south of the river.

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.

Savills’ Amelia Greene reports from the lettings front line, where several of landlords’ biggest fears have yet to materialise.

Specialist division brings together the firm's 'most accomplished advisers' for UHNWIs.

First Look: Inside one of the year’s biggest new-build launches.

International property news

The 85-unit scheme is slated for completion in 2030.

Nearly 19 acres secured in exclusive Naples enclave, with even the selling agent reportedly in the dark over the buyer’s identity.

Luxury hospitality marque picks exclusive US enclave for collection of 35 ‘generational residences’.

British estate agency extends its brand footprint along the Catalan coast.

Sales team claims fastest sellout of its scale since 2014, with prices to match.

Profiles & Interviews

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.

Interiors & Design

W2-based luxury design firm has brought in Mante Marcine to oversee its interiors team.

Rebecca Larn steps up at Charu Gandhi's London-based luxury design firm.

A four-storey villa in Tokyo is being billed as 'Japan’s first lifestyle branded residence.'

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.

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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