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Buyer demand dips in prime London, but appetite for super-prime homes grows
A drop in demand for prime property is 'hardly surprising', says the boss of estate agency Benham and Reeves - but the very top-end of the London market appears buoyant in the face of an economic downturn.
US billionaires splashed over £600mn in London’s top postcodes last year, with more to come in 2023
Ultra-wealthy Americans spent a record amount on luxury PCL homes in 2022, and are tipped to continue dominating the super-prime property market in the year ahead.
Buyer demand builds in Prime Central London
Property prices dipped in PCL in Q2, reports JLL - but the estate agency has seen a sharp rise in potential buyers registering with its central London offices.
London’s super-prime property market ‘has very much found its feet again’ as transaction levels remain high
Spending on £10mn+ homes in London has reached a seven-year high, leading Knight Frank's Rory Penn to suggest that 'for now, the super-prime market in London has very much found its feet again.'
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Strutt & Parker recruits Knight Frank Private Office dealmaker Robinson
Super-prime specialist joins broker team as BNP Paribas-backed agency continues to scale PCL operations.
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Freehold Marylebone mansion block heads to auction
33-home building is being sold by order of the Howard de Walden Estate, which has owned the land for over 300 years.
Knight Frank: Middle East conflict will impact UK housing market in four stages
The agency's resi research boss Tom Bill breaks down the likely path for policy, rates, sentiment and pricing - starting with what’s already playing out in the prime country market
Middleton Advisors boosts Cotswolds buying team
Former Knight Frank agent Charlotte Hall has joined to advise buyers across the region’s most sought-after addresses.
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Super-prime sales in Chelsea and Knightsbridge lead latest rundown of officially-recorded transactions.
Prime London sales market still struggling as uncertainty reigns
LonRes reports another poor month in the capital's high-end property market, with deal volumes and prices both down - but rising under offer numbers suggest there's demand out there.
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