Listen: Peter Rollings – formerly Managing Director of Foxtons and of Marsh & Parsons – has spoken candidly about the estate agency business in a podcast run by eXp agents Scott Gunn and Ben Moore.
Earlier this week, PrimeResi took an exclusive look at The Olayan Group’s plans to deliver a major new super-prime BTR scheme in the middle of Knightsbridge. Here, Sarah Waller, senior asset manager for The Knightsbridge Estate, discusses the decision to aim Knightsbridge Gardens specifically at HNW tenants, and how this could set off a big trend in PCL…
The co-founder & MD of influential London-based design practice SHH talks us through the firm’s formative years and remarkable journey – from being known as ‘the mews kids of Knightsbridge’ to working on some of the world’s most high profile projects – and explains how HNW tastes have changes over the last three decades…
Estate agency “is not broken but it smells like yesterday”, says Daniel McPeake, European Managing Director of American “rock star real estate brokerage” Nest Seekers International.
The head of Savills’ super-prime lettings division discusses how demands are changing amongst high net worth tenants, the oft-overlooked PCL neighbourhood primed for growth, and achieving success in the world of top-end property…
PrimeResi meets the head of resi sales at The OWO, the Hinduja Group’s new Raffles-serviced development in Whitehall, to discuss the project’s launch strategy, the rise of branded residences worldwide, and the return of the roaring Twenties…
The CEO of Mayfair-based lender Century Capital discusses the current climate for HNW borrowers, key trends amongst his client base, and the post-pandemic prospects for the prime London market…
After three decades in the corporate world, former Savills director Richard Winter took the plunge and started his own buying agency last year, covering the prime Surrey market. Here, he discusses his experiences of launching a new business in the middle of a pandemic, the decisions he’s taken so far, and what keeps him motivated…
As revealed by PrimeResi today, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network has significantly boosted its presence in Prime Central London, acquiring longstanding Knightsbridge agency Marler & Marler. In this exclusive interview, Samuel & Martin Bikhit of BHHS London Kay & Co, whose family-run agency joined the US-based franchise network in 2018, extol the virtues of a global referral network, discuss the next stage of the acquisition drive, and explain why the ‘escape to the country’ trend is just a fad…
PrimeResi meets two of the resi development scene’s brightest young stars, Russell Smithers & Jacopo Marzocco of REDD, to talk through their meteoric rise, ambitious new plans, and why they believe the UK’s planning and tax system needs an overhaul…
The founder of Britain’s most successful hybrid estate agency, Purplebricks, is about to launch his next big venture: taking on Rightmove and Zoopla with a new portal that’s being billed as “the next generation property site”. Boomin has the potential to “reset the balance of power in the industry”, says Michael Bruce in this PrimeResi Q&A…
Meriam Lock-Necrews recently joined the Battersea Power Station team as Head of Residential, taking the reins as the £9bn scheme enters a “pivotal” stage. In this exclusive interview with PrimeResi, the former Head of Super Prime Residential Development at Knight Frank shares her insights into London’s shifting property landscape, game-changing developments, gender diversity in the real estate industry, and why 2021 will be “the most transformational year yet” for the Battersea Power Station project.