‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ shelled out almost £9bn to first-time property buyers in 2022
Nearly half of all mortgaged first-time buyers relied on family money to get on the property ladder last year - and Savills expects this proportion to rise to three in five as Help to Buy ends.
Ten interesting stats about the property market in 2019
Fridays are the busiest days for moving home; the average UK home-mover moves just nine miles away from their previous property, and London accounted for more than 12% of all home-moves in 2019.
UK property prices have increased three-times as fast as earnings since 2008
The average value of a UK home has risen by 43% over the last decade, while the average wage has increased by 15% - and mortgage payments have trickled up by just 3%
Westminster crowned London’s ‘best performing’ borough for property in 2019
From house price growth to sustainability, rental value to construction activity, CBRE has totted-up the property performance of each London borough in 2019 - coming up with a series of top ten "winners"...
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IWD2026: Prime resi industry leaders on the moments that changed everything
To mark International Women’s Day, senior figures from across the sector reflect on the decisions, risks & pivots that shaped their lives & careers - from ‘sliding doors’ moments to leaps of faith.
Top-performing PCL agents generated ‘as much as £5mn’ in fees last year, claims luxury brokerage
High-profile firm reports £1.63bn in sales and lifts lid on individual broker earnings following major recruitment drive.
Agents appointed on £60mn St John’s Wood apartment scheme
Developer Residence One gears up to launch 29-unit project fronting London's iconic Abbey Road.
London’s first Park Hyatt-branded residences set for launch this year
Sales team behind Twenty Grosvenor Square and The Whiteley gearing up to market 103 luxury apartments in Nine Elms.
Rupert des Forges: ‘London is becoming a dip-in, dip-out city for the super-rich’
'The capital might not be [UHNWI's] full-time base any more,' says Knight Frank veteran, 'but it is still an anchor for social & business life.'
Vabel picks sales agents for flagship Bayswater scheme
DDRE Global & Savills will launch apartments at Vabel Townhouse later this Spring.
Tom Bill: How the Middle East conflict could affect the UK housing market
Rising energy prices and shifting rate expectations could reshape mortgage costs and buyer sentiment, explains Knight Frank’s head of UK resi research.
Interview: Michael S. Liebowitz on Douglas Elliman’s global push – and what brokers need to know about today’s UHNW clients
The US brokerage chief on what American and European markets can learn from each other, choosing the right local partners and London’s role as a global hub.
Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
Strutt & Parker recruits estates & farms head from Savills
Louise Harrison is now head of Strutt's London-based National Estates & Farm Agency team.
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Savills buys major real estate investment bank Eastdil
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International property consultancy saw profits jump 11% last year.
Top brokers assess the Iran conflict’s effect on global prime property markets
Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.
£10mn Notting Hill project offers chance to create ‘one of the area’s great homes’
Rare unmod Ladbroke Grove townhouse with communal garden access and basement planning comes to market.
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Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.