Main image: Number of £1m+ residential sales by year (Lloyds Bank, May 2018)
£1m+ home sales hit a record high in 2017, despite a slow first half
The number of seven-figure residential property sales has risen by 78% in the last decade
High & Mighty: Touring the world’s record-breaking ‘super-penthouses’
List Sotheby's International Realty surveys the rarefied market for top-floor apartments measuring 10,000 square feet or more, revealing the biggest deals over the last five years, and the most spectacular…
This is how far sales volumes have fallen in London since 2007
ONS data puts 2017 total at practically half pre-recession levels
London’s super-prime market ‘changes direction’ as sales slow from a surge to a trickle
A flurry of £10m+ transactions in Q1 has been brought to an abrupt halt by Covid-19, reports Knight Frank, although "buyer interest remains strong pending the market reopening".
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Nick Verdi takes the reins of agency’s high-profile operation based on North Audley Street.
OB Private scales up with senior hires & new brokerage arm
Six new recruits arrive - including an established team from Chestertons - as PCL agency rolls out broker platform alongside employed structure.
Ex-Savills director joins Moveli
Upper-market brokerage continues to scale its national agent network.
Savills appoints new lettings heads in Surrey
Agency strengthens Cobham and Guildford teams as regulation reshapes the rental landscape.
House Collective adds Hamptons veteran as London expansion gathers pace
Alister Shaw and Paul Davis bolster boutique firm’s West and North London teams.
Grant J Bates Property installs new lettings boss
Ex-Hamptons associate director to spearhead prime lettings push at fast-growing luxury brokerage.
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With more than three-quarters of apartments now sold, the Bayswater landmark unveils another 'Designer Collection' apartment, created by Irish interiors maven Maoliosa Murray.
Talking Heads: How a cyber-attack put the PCL property sector in limbo
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Cohort agrees £20mn loan against £56mn Mayfair home
Big-ticket refinancing was agreed in only three weeks.
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Agency debuts Grade II listed residence on high-profile W2 garden square.
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