Buyers splashed nearly £500m on top-end country estates last year
Sales in the 10m+/100-acre category hit their highest level in a decade in 2021, with domestic buyers dominating proceedings
Posts by Jess Simpson Property Search
Interview: Jess Simpson on the country market revival & why the property industry needs to embrace flexible working
PrimeResi meets top buying agent Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills director and the former head of Strutt & Parker’s buying arm, who set up her eponymous firm in 2018 and now heads an all-female team specialising in acquiring country houses, estates and farmland across England. Here, she discusses the remarkable resurgence in the country market over the last 12 months, her most challenging searches to date, and the importance of letting your own success speak for itself…
Prime country buying agency expands as demand for advice soars
‘Flight to the country’ prompts ex-Strutt & Parker agent Jess Simpson to boost her team with two new recruits.
What happened at the very top-end of the country house market in 2020?
The super-prime country estate market saw a resurgence of UK property buyers this year, and renewed appetite for the traditional residential estate, reports Jess Simpson…
On the prime country market’s ‘dead cat bounce’
Atrocious weather, coronvirus, and the impending Budget have trampled on any green shoots, reports buying agent Jess Simpson…
On the increasing trend for rural diversification
Country buying agent Jess Simpson reports on an upsurge in demand for farms and land with the opportunity for diversification, and explains the impact of the Agricultural Bill’s new system to reward farmers and landowners for ‘public goods’ – including better air and water quality, improved soil health, higher animal welfare standards, and public access to the countryside…
Demand for ‘new & immaculate’ grand country houses blossoms
New-build and newly-refurbished grand country houses are selling under competition, writes buying agent Jess Simpson, as more buyers hunt for a country house in immaculate order. But don’t expect to get your money back on a renovation project…
Wealth management magazine names its top property advisors for 2019
Spear’s picks its top ten London sales, London buying, and country property advisors.
On forging a successful business in uncertain times: Jess Simpson Property Search
In the final part of our mini-series on the clutch of new property firms making waves in a challenging climate, we speak to the former head of Strutt & Parker’s buying arm, Jess Simpson, who set up her own consultancy at the beginning of 2018 and went on to acquire over £80m of property in her first 12 months…
Talking Heads: Prime country market trends & observations
Specialist prime country market experts Jess Simpson, Ed Heaton, James Mackenzie, Robin Gould & Harry Gladwin fill us in on what’s really been happening on the ground over the last 12 months, and the themes we should be keeping an eye out for in the year ahead…
Talking Heads: Labour, Corbyn & the UK property market
Some of the top acquisition, sales, development, and finance specialists in the land share their thoughts on what a British Government led by Jeremy Corbyn could mean for the residential property sector…
Trendwatch: How HNW multi-generational living has come of age in the UK
From sprawling country seats to sets of super-prime apartments, increasing numbers of HNW families are opting to consolidate their purchasing power, save on transaction costs, and buy somewhere together; PrimeResi asked some of the luxury industry’s top designers, developers and agents for their insight on this important shift, and how to meet the demand…