Company Tag: Savills
Agents’ Mutual to launch next year (ahead of schedule) as over 1,000 offices sign-up
Agents' Mutual, the unnamed estate agency-owned property portal that aims to take down the Rightmove/Zoopla duopoly, has hit its golden number of signed-up offices, and can now "move forward to implementation…
Green light for Village Green development
It's now a bit easier to build on village greens, thanks to new landowner rights that came in yesterday (1st October 2013).
Tenants’ Charter offers longer lets, but is it needed?
Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary, has set about revolutionising the lettings industry by making longer tenancies the norm, although Savills has come out to argue that there's just no need for more…
Country Pursuit: Rural estates continue to perform
The UK's rural estates continue to perform from an investment point of view, according to Savills' latest data, thanks mainly to strong showings from the resi and agricultural sectors.
Gavel Agents: Savills auction raises over £42m
Bargain hunters were out in force at the Marriott Hotel yesterday, as Savills' September auction raised a blockbusting £42m (£5m more than last year's total).
The Rise of Prime: Charting the expansion of London’s prime resi market
Prime central London property prices have more than doubled in the last eight years rising by 116%, and PCL prices have risen by an average of 4.
High Commission: Canada to sell One Grosvenor Square
Number One Grosvenor Square, currently the Canadian High Commission, is to be sold off for either residential or hotel use.
Country estates outperform PCL as values approach 2008 levels
Here's a turn up for the books; English country estates have outperformed country houses and even prime central London resi in terms of average price growth over the last year.
Savills opens Dublin office as prime resi values rocket 20%
Signalling its re-investment into Ireland's residential property market, Savills has opened a swanky new flagship office in the heart of Dublin.
Grouse estate will “set the benchmark” for this year’s demand
Savills has launched an historic Scottish estate with grouse moor today, on The Glorious Twelfth, and expects its reception from buyers to "set the benchmark for the level of demand in Scotland this year."
Savills profits up 40%; UK resi fees up 15%
Savills plc's half year results to 30th June 2013 show a 13% increase in group revenue to £399m (H1 2012: £353.3m), and a 25% surge in pre-tax profits, from £17.1m in H1 2012 to £21.
Town or Country: Where is best for families?
While rural and semi-rural locations provide the most family-friendly locations, the highest concentrations of families are found in urban areas, says Sophie Chick in Savills' latest Residential Property…