Average UK conveyancer now completing 120 cases per year
Output has soared by nearly 70% since 2012 as the number of active practitioners continues to fall
Over 50,000 sign up for Land Registry fraud alerts
Big take-up for the Registry’s free Property Alert service
Recession survivors see conveyancing volumes hit ten-year high
The total number of conveyancing firms active in the UK market last year (5,871) was down 24% on the 7,733 seen in 2007, which means that a whopping 1,862 firms have either exited the market or merged…
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PrimeResi’s essential review of the most significant luxury transactions of the year.
Boutique agency scores hat-trick of super-prime sales in Primrose Hill
House Collective's trio of £10mn-plus deals featured some rare large-scale family houses in the popular NW London enclave.
A fifth of estate agents plan to work through Christmas
Agency boss warns of 'burnout' as survey reveals no seasonal break for many brokers.
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Byron Baciocchi's Unica Capital is building a 'record-breaking' leisure palace in Gstaad.
Belgravia sees super-prime deal surge as ‘new generation of global buyer’ moves in
International HNWIs have been honing in on the prestigious PCL district in 2024, reports Savills.
Guy Meacock: Why London continues to captivate American buyers
'There have been surges of interest from Americans in the past but in 20 years of doing this job, I can’t recall quite so many buying as now'.
Building Businesses: 2024’s top prime estate agency mergers & acquisitions
Including changes at Chestertons, Christie's International Real Estate, Fine & Country, Foxtons, and a realm of boutique London firms - plus a big portal deal that did not happen.
In Pictures: Super-prime townhouse unveiled at RAMSA-designed scheme in NYC
Remarkable $16.95mn residence at boutique project The Henry promises the best of all worlds.
Behind The Schemes: Inside the cutting-edge transformation of London’s Harcourt House
Technology played a key role in creating one of the standout PCL schemes of recent years on Cavendish Square.
Lost Interiors: Inside the great Georgian houses of London’s West End
'London was always in the forefront of taste, the place where new styles were pioneered'
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