Former Housing Minister Mark Prisk on political football, Stamp Duty & the Chancellor’s challenge
Interview: Government should tackle the issue of stamp duty for “last-time movers”, former Housing Minister Mark Prisk tells Knight Frank’s Tom Bill.
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 New Homes department. In this interview with PrimeResi, Black shares her views on how the current market will play out, and what long-term effects the lockdown could have on the business of estate agency…
Homes from Home: Moreas Madani on life & dealmaking in lockdown
After a month in lockdown, Moreas Madani remains upbeat about the property market. “We are beginning to see some green shoots”, says the partner in Knight Frank’s Prime Central London Developments team and the agency’s Middle East Global Wealth Ambassador; some deals are still going through remotely, and his team has not lost a single existing sale to the pandemic. PrimeResi caught up with Madani to find out what’s happening in the market, and to look ahead to how the property industry might change in the long term as a result.
FT: The highs and lows of a New York skyscraper king
Michael Stern changed the city’s skyline. The FT’s New York correspondent Joshua Chaffin asks whether he can weather the impact of coronavirus on luxury property…
Andrew Hay on market crises, the importance of passion, & handing over the reins at Knight Frank
Lord Andrew Hay has retired from Knight Frank after nearly 40 years. Here he talks to PrimeResi about his future plans, the future of Knight Frank (with some big changes ahead), and how to weather another global market crisis.
#IWD2020: Superstar women in property
With International Women’s Day shining a spotlight on gender issues around the world, PrimeResi profiles twelve property industry leaders pushing the boundaries and changing the game…
The Telegraph: Why Mike Spink’s property developments are the best, and priciest in the UK
Property journalist Zoe Dare Hall has profiled publicity-shy ultra-prime property developer Mike Spink in The Telegraph.
Philip Eddell of Savills on advising the new lords & ladies of the manor
Prompted by a rock star’s purchase of a manor house in the late 90s, Philip Eddell decided to set up a niche advisory service for new owners of significant properties; 20 years on, the team he heads up at Savills helps clients steward some of the finest landed estates and properties in the UK. Here, he talks us through the biggest single issue overlooked by HNWIs when they acquire, the key phases of ownership, and his most high-profile project to date…
The Original PropTech Startup: William Carrington & Anthony Payne on 20 years of LonRes
Property data and networking resource LonRes is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. Founders William Carrington and Anthony Payne talk us through how they built the business from a pub chat in Chelsea to an essential stalwart of the prime resi industry.
The Times: Britain’s first ‘mindful estate agent’ wants to fix the profession’s bad reputation
Hugh Graham of The Sunday Times meets Mr and Mrs Clarke’s man in London, Christian Eldershaw – and his meditation coach, to find out whether a meditation session could really be the secret to sealing the deal…
Peter Wetherell on the Dexters deal, industry standards & turning Mayfair’s boardrooms back into ballrooms
PrimeResi catches up with the ‘Mayfair Guru’ in the wake of his firm’s tie-up with Jeff Doble’s Dexters, to discuss how the partnership came about, and what the future holds for one PCL’s most recognisable luxury agency brands…
Ben Sloane of Aston Chase on London’s super-prime rental trends
INTERVIEW: The lettings director at one of PCL’s most successful boutique agencies discusses how recent policy changes have affected the market, the skills required to make it as a top fee-earner, and what you can rent in London for £50,000 per week…