Company Tag: Black Brick
What buyers want now: Top town & country buying agents compare notes on post-lockdown demand trends
Two top buying agents - one focused on prime London, and one on prime country houses - reveal what is on their clients' most-wanted lists.
‘We might see Hampstead Garden Suburb become fashionable again’: Buying agency predicts post-lockdown demand shifts
Leafy locales of SW London & mansion-strewn lands north of Hampstead Village tipped for a boost at the expense of PCL apartments, as buyers weigh up location vs green space in the post-pandemic era
Talking Heads: Prime resi insiders on post-lockdown prospects
Seven seasoned pros from the worlds of buying, selling and developing offer their honest opinions on where prices, volumes and expectations will be when the luxury property market eventually emerges from…
Lloyds predicts a 5% fall for house prices this year
Major mortgage lender Lloyds and top-end buying agency Black Brick are both predicting a fall for property values as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Distressed deals are hard to come by, says PCL buying agency
This is not like the GFC, buyers told
PCL buyers facing ‘fragmented’ market as top dealmakers go it alone
Keeping tabs on all the new independent operators is a 'nightmare' for those who don't know their way around, says Black Brick
Stamp duty change could give domestic buyers the upper hand in London’s new-build hotspots
Forthcoming surcharge on purchases by overseas buyers will have a number of knock-on effects, says PCL buying agency
Prices for best-in-class PCL stock could soar by 10% this year, warns buying agency
The latest set of estate agents' forecasts are 'too conservative', suggests Black Brick, noting that vendors are already toughening up their stance; Mayfair, Kensington and Belgravia expected to recover…
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry reactions to the Conservative Party’s General Election win
The biggest Tory majority since 1987 is "a hugely comforting outcome for the wealthy", says a top buying agent, while a super-prime estate agent thinks that Boris Johnson's new government "will inevitably…
Six Trends: Key themes for the PCL market in 2020
Next year is likely to bring more off-market sales, a flight to quality, big opportunities in new-build, a new breed of BTL investor, the start of a price recovery - and potentially new headwinds in the…
Reactions: On the Tories’ planned Stamp Duty hike for foreign buyers
Rounding up thoughts on the Conservatives' idea to ramp-up Theresa May’s 1% SDLT surcharge for foreign buyers to 3%
General Election set for 12th December; Brexit delayed to 31st January
"This election is a once-in-a-generation chance to transform our country and take on the vested interests holding people back," says Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn