Lettings
Oakhill sets up shop in West Hampstead
Oakhill Residential, the agency set up by former Goldschmidt & Howland man Lee Cash, has put down roots in West Hampstead.
Hamptons appoints new central London lettings boss
Hamptons International has appointed Boutaina Cansicka as its new Central London Regional Lettings Director.
AccorHotels acquires luxury serviced home firm onefinestay for £117m
International hotel operator AccorHotels has bought onefinestay - a high-end and fully-serviced London-based version of Airbnb - for £117m, with big plans to roll out the rental business in more locations …
Strutt & Parker to open up in South Ken as expansion continues
Strutt & Parker has decided to open up a branch in swanky South Kensington.
Sourcing Property launches block management service
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based search agency Sourcing Property has debuted a new block management service, recruiting KFH's Stephen Britton to head things up.
Collegiate AC launches ‘prestige living’ PRS platform
The team behind luxury student accommodation provider Collegiate AC is looking to pimp the private rented sector (PRS), by rolling out a new service aimed at high-flying graduates and well-to-do professionals.
Buy-to-let ‘remains strong despite surcharge’ – Douglas & Gordon
Investing in buy-to-let properties is still a strong plan regardless of the new 3% SDLT levy, says Douglas & Gordon, as it records above-inflation rent rises across its "emerging prime" segment of West…
Rental focus drives revenue growth for Winkworth
Winkworth has reported a "broadly flat" 2015, posting a 6.7% rise in revenues and a 1% dip in pre-tax profit.
Releasing its annual results, the agency confirmed revenues of £5.87m o
Luxury rents slip across prime global cities
Rents in prime cities around the world fell by an average of 1.1% in 2015 - a pretty significant contrast to the 2.5% growth posted in 2014.
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JLL opens tenth resi agency office
JLL has opened its tenth office in the capital, settling on Stratford in East London for the latest venture.
‘Rigorous’ council lettings agency lists just one property
It's been pointed out that the first lettings agency to be set up by a London council is currently advertising a solitary instruction.
Leeming slams stamp duty surcharge; ‘the only losers will be tenants’
The incoming 3% stamp duty surcharge will fail to deter buy-to-let investors in most parts of the UK, according to one national agency, although it may succeed in making things harder for tenants.