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The number of home-mover, remortgage and buy-to-let lending picked up in December, reports UK Finance.
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Guernsey-based short-term property lender Tenn Capital was set up in May by CEO Matt Watson, with Enness's Islay Robinson and Hugh Wade-Jones on board as Non-Exec Directors.
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Treasury publishes draft Residential Property Developer Tax legislation
Proposed new tax rates targeting major housebuilders are due to bee confirmed in the Autumn Budget.
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Savills Private Office adds trio of HNW specialists in London & New York
Big-name appointments boost the firm's offering for the globe-trotting super-rich.
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Buyer swoops on ‘one of London’s most celebrated historic houses’
Architecture wins out over postcode as purchaser searching in Westminster exchanges on landmark mansion south of the river.
Guernsey’s biggest privately-owned estate seeks £65mn
The 80-acre Havilland Hall comes with a Regency mansion, a private 'village' and an array of leisure & business facilities.
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Grosvenor Square penthouse finds buyer at nearly half its original asking price
Seven-day exchange follows more than three years of marketing for hefty Mayfair duplex.
Inside 1 Mayfair: Caudwell completes first residence at ultra-luxe scheme
Lavish show apartment dressed by New York designer Jamie Drake is pitched at £83.7mn.
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High-profile agency reopens SW3 sales operation
Chestertons has a dedicated Chelsea sales team for the first time in nine years.
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Agency seals string of super-prime St George’s Hill sales
The latest big-ticket residence to change hands on the exclusive private estate was guided at £13.75mn.
Interview: Alexander Main on entrepreneurship, building a brokerage & getting PCL deals done
‘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.
UK Sotheby’s signs Surrey specialist from Savills
Experienced agent joins as firm gears up for ‘important next step’ in the county.
Savills downgrades prime forecasts; no recovery for PCL prices until 2029
Prime London and regional property prices are likely to decline further next year, says top agency.
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London-listed real estate advisor rejigs top table team in the UK and wider EMEA region.
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Daggers’ DDRE tops £200mn in 2026 sales; adds five more advisers
'Buying London' brokerage brings in new dealmakers and reports run of big-ticket transactions in town & country.
King’s bank flags deeper discounts & dwindling options for prime London buyers
Coutts updates HNW clients on 'repricing opportunities', with some PCL heartlands now trading around 30% below peak.
Ex-Winkworth Director signs to broker network
Dominic Cocklin has been in the London estate agency game for the last 25 years.
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New island Director for Spain Sotheby’s International Realty
Top-end agency claims 90% of Balearic Island buyers are international, with 80% of its transactions involving Brits or Germans.
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