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Boutique London agency shakes off winter blues with £100m sales drive
Venerable Chelsea-based firm Russell Simpson reports a storming few months, tucking away £90m worth of deals with another £58m under offer...
Homes from Home: Priya Black on new-build buyers in lockdown & how Covid-19 could change estate agency
Buyers are not responding to the Covid-19 crisis in the same way as to the 2008 global financial crash or to 2016's Stamp Duty changes, says Knight Frank's Priya Black, who heads up the Baker Street…
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Prime London estate agency Bective relaunches under new management
Bective - formerly Bective Leslie Marsh - has relaunched its six branches under the management of Dexters alumni Thomas Dainty and Craig Tonkin, and ownership of European real estate giant Ghelamco.
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London estate agency taps international investor ‘feeding frenzy’, launching bulk-buy division
Developer discounts and currency plays are attracting international investors to London in a big way, says James Pendleton
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Knight Frank begins redundancy consultation process
Agency says fewer than 3% of its UK workforce could be affected.
London Square buys 800-home Earl’s Court scheme
Aldar-owned developer completes another significant resi acquisition in SW London.
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Burnham’s rise revives the big property tax question
The former Manchester Mayor and Prime Ministerial hopeful has been a long-standing advocate of a Land Value Tax to replace Stamp Duty.
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Property Industry Reactions: Starmer resigns, opening the door for a Burnham premiership
UPDATED: It's a 'double whammy,' says Becky Fatemi - 'uncertainty over future policy, followed by concern about the policies themselves.
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Part-complete luxury resi project near Buckingham Palace offered for £35mn
Rare PCL development play 'ready for immediate start on site'.
Strutt & Parker recruits Knight Frank’s Glanville to lead prime cities push
BNP Paribas-backed agency steps up expansion across key regional markets.
First Look: Albion Nord completes £6.7mn show home at Bishops Avenue Gardens
Arts & Crafts meets luxury living in first apartment to be unveiled at new Billionaires' Row scheme.
‘Change’: Charles Curran on what a Burnham premiership could mean for London’s prime property market
'We see Mr Burnham as a negative for the Prime Central London property market for second home owners, foreign owners and landlords,' writes estate agency boss.
‘Bold buyers snap up deals’: Super-prime agent calls for ‘the end of caution’ in PCL
'Decisive buyers are dominating,' says Peter Wetherell, following a five-day five-deal run worth nearly £25mn.
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Knight Frank recruits Savills sales chief Kelly to lead London resi teams
Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
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Knight Frank recruits Savills sales chief Kelly to lead London resi teams
Liza-Jane Kelly will join in September to run offices across the capital and grow the agency's new affiliate broker model.
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Brokerage signs former Strutt & Parker Kensington sales head
Experienced PCL operator Andy Harris is Moveli's latest senior recruit.
Reform or catch-up? Why the prime property market is already ahead of the Government’s plans
Ministers want to speed up homebuying and reduce failed sales, but many of the reforms being proposed have long been standard practice at the top end of the market, writes property lawyer Laura Conduit.
Battersea Power Station picks contractor for Gehry-designed next phase
165-year-old firm will complete Electric Boulevard with two striking new buildings delivering around 300 new homes and c.65,000 of commercial space.
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Prime Minister Questions: Lucian Cook on what political change means for the housing market
Savills' resi research chief bemoans yet another round of Westminster upheaval, heralding more unwelcome uncertainty for the housing market.
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