Council backlog delaying exchanges for up to six months in Camden
Agents and purchasers bemoan 'hugely frustrating' wait for land searches as town hall deals with staff shortage
‘Slow & steady’ property market persists as exchanges nudge up but new instructions dip
First-time buyers have boosted transaction volumes, reports TwentyCI
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Talking Heads: Chinese buyers have turned to the Home Counties
Before the pandemic, only around one in 20 Chinese and Hong Kong home-buyers used to look for a home in England's Home Counties; now it's nearer one in five, according to a new study.
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House price growth drops to the lowest level since September 2012
The latest official UK House Price Index tells of a slow property market in the run-up to the General Election.
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Luxury brokerage recruits another raft of top agents to drive SW London expansion
Fast-growing agency United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty confirms quartet of 'stellar' hires, including some big names from Knight Frank.
After the goldrush: Mayfair’s luxury new-build supply dwindles as development boom fizzles out
Planning restrictions & rising construction costs have driven a major shift in London's most exclusive neighbourhood.
Green light for new Valouran & Marcus Cooper Group project in Knightsbridge
Luxury developers' revamp of a grand townhouse & mews promises to 'set a new benchmark' for the prestigious PCL neighbourhood.
Developer sought for ‘iconic’ Chelsea cinema site with prime resi potential
The Grade II listed former theatre & cinema features a prominent Art Deco façade on the Fulham Road.
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Knight Frank bolsters super-prime lettings team with Strutts high-flyer
New KF partner Joss Hatcher-Davis spent nearly a decade at his former agency, and was consistently ranked as the highest biller.
Agency claims ‘dominance’ in super-prime Surrey with 75% deal share
Knight Frank highlights six big-ticket sales in the Home Counties, arguing that rising buyer interest in Surrey 'could be an indicator of a widespread market resurgence, marking the ground zero of the…
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Auriens brings in boutique estate agency for 2025 sales push
Luxury later living operator announces 'strategic collaboration' with longstanding firm in Chelsea.
Savills UK revenue tops £1bn for the first time
International property plc's profits bounced back in 2024 despite a 'challenging environment'.
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Senior hire for Savills Shoreditch
Agency boosts resi line-up in east London with new associate director.
London’s new ‘luxury enclaves’: Buying agency flags five emergent locations for HNWIs
Eccord names five districts that offer the 'luxury, exclusivity & investment potential of traditional prime areas...without the obviousness of a Knightsbridge or Belgravia postcode'.
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Self-employed broker agency buys rival
With backing from well-known property industry players, TAUK wants to 'consolidate the UK’s self employed agency space'.
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Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 11, 2025
More homes are hitting the market than are being sold.
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Prime London prices post year-on-year growth for the first time since mid-2023
Supply is outpacing demand, but positive sign 'might motivate buyers to become more active,' suggests LonRes.
Super-prime PCL agency reports ‘solid’ start to 2025, as international buyers drive £300mn deal run
'Price, presentation & protraction' are the key issues facing the capital's high-end resi market right now, says Beauchamp Estates; speculates Trump's new global order could boost demand.