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Strong H1 gives ‘clear signs that Winkworth is gaining market share’
Estate agency Winkworth's Interim Results for the six months to 30 June 2014 look pretty rosy.
The family-run AIM-listed franchise's sales rose by 20.4% to £2.
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Capital’s capital growth doubles to 12.6% in 2013 – Cluttons
After capital value growth of +3% in 2013's final quarter, taking the annual rise to +12.6%, the average property in prime central London is now worth £1.
By Prime Resi
Country Pursuit: Rural estates continue to perform
The UK's rural estates continue to perform from an investment point of view, according to Savills' latest data, thanks mainly to strong showings from the resi and agricultural sectors.
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Knight Frank brings in ex-CBRE director for new board-level role
Agency appoints Mike Knowles as Head of Lettings Business Development as part of wider lettings restructure.
des Forges: ‘When the London market turns up, it turns fast’
In Pictures: Top agents and designers gather in Knightsbridge to discuss the capital's prospects & evolving HNW trends.
Knight Frank promotes 129
UK business names 18 new Partners in latest promotions round.
UK Sotheby’s launches US buyer advisory
Veteran broker Jim Bell joins the Mayfair-based firm to help wealthy Americans navigate the UK's prime resi market.
In Pictures: Grosvenor Square emerges from £25mn redesign
Mayfair's historic public gardens to re-open after a significant revamp.
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Agency duo buy well-known SW London firm
Brendan Wynne & Fraser Allen are consolidating the 33-year-old estate agency's multiple branches into a 'hub office' in central Richmond.
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Lord Snowdon’s former country retreat on the open market for first time in more than 500 years
In Pictures: An ancient house with high-society provenance seeks £3.95mn.
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Behind the Schemes: How ‘invisible tech’ helped reimagine a Grade I listed Fitzrovia townhouse
Award-winning collaboration between James Gorst Architects and Mosaic Audio & Visual concealed cutting-edge systems within one of PCL's most significant heritage homes.
Agency completes brace of super-prime Hampstead deals as domestic demand holds firm
Knight Frank says buyers are still prepared to 'leapfrog the market' when best-in-class options come up.
Country house buyers hold back in third summer of uncertainty
Exchanges are down 10%, buyer registrations are down 14%, and average prices have fallen by 5% in the last year, reports Knight Frank.
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Major agency reports ‘more uneven’ trading as uncertainty weighs on confidence
Winkworth says H1 sales remained resilient while lettings were largely unaffected by the Renters' Rights Act.
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Cluttons appoints top market analyst to lead resi business
Well-known research chief and former journalist steps up to lead major agency's residential division.
Salary Survey 2026: Property pros look beyond pay as career priorities shift
deverellsmith's annual sector-wide snapshot finds 44% haven't had a pay rise in more than a year, while 84% would trade some salary for the right benefits package.
Lucian Cook: Tax speculation returns but all of the complexities remain
Despite much chatter, 'the matter of whether [Andy Burnham] would pursue a substantial overhaul of property taxation remains one of conjecture,' counsels the Savills research chief.
By Lucian Cook
Art Deco gem in Notting Hill sells in off-market deal
'Landmark' £16mn residence was once owned by legendary soul singer Dusty Springfield.