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Goldman Sachs predicts house price slump in New Zealand, Australia & Canada
“Across the G10, home sales are falling quickly and home price growth is slowing, with outright price declines in places that saw the bigger increases during the pandemic,” says Goldman Sachs.
FT: Is owning a second home unethical? A philosopher reflects
"Bait was filmed in black and white but the real issues are anything but."
Welcome to the new-look PrimeResi
It’s our tenth birthday, so we’ve relaunched PrimeResi.com with a fresh design and a suite of new features; we hope you enjoy the upgrades.
Ranked: The top second home locations for wellness in 2022
Savills names the Côte d’Azur and Bali among the ultimate second home destinations worldwide, as post-pandemic buyers increasingly prioritise wellness and accessibility.
Does adding space always add value to a home?
Research by Hamptons has found that 28% of homes sold in the UK had been extended by their owners, rising to more than a one in three in London.
Knight Frank recruits new Richmond lettings boss from Chestertons
Camillo Degregorio has spent the last twelve years specialising in the SW London market.
Under 4% of UK homes signed up to fraud alert service
New figures show a threefold increase in the number of property owners signing up for HM Land Registry’s Property Alert Service - which flags up suspicious activity - but overall take-up remains very…
In Pictures: Inside David Gilmour & Polly Samson’s ‘exquisite seaside palace’, on the market for £15mn
The Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist & his novelist wife are selling up in East Sussex.
In Pictures: New boutique scheme unveiled in Kensington, with show flats designed by Finchatton & Matthews Rea
Developer Kolan has reworked a site on St Mary Abbott’s Place near Holland Park into five high-spec apartments.
Inside Ballymore’s East London ‘contemporary exploration of the classic London townhouse’
In Pictures: Ballymore is launching a collection of 13 townhouses at its Goodluck Hope development, which occupies the former East India Company docks site next to the river Thames.
Abrahmsohn: Why the UK housing market is a hot and hideous mess
There must be another way to derive revenue from the property market without these penal transaction taxes, says veteran agent Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Mayfair, Marylebone & Fitzrovia under threat from developer ‘free-for-all’, warns council
Westminster says planning deregulation will have a ‘devastating effect’ on the West End.