Country market slows as ‘discretionary’ buyers hesitate
Offer levels during the last three months were down by over a quarter on the five-year average, reports Knight Frank; average prices are now 7.4% below their last peak in Q2 2022.
Prime country market in limbo as buyers & sellers take a break
Question marks over interest rates & the new government's tax plans are combining with the traditional seasonal lull to keep a lid on activity.
Mega-deals dry up as caution slows London’s top-end property market
You could count the number of £30mn-plus sales that happened in the last year on two hands.
‘An unsettled summer’: London’s prime sales market slows but ‘underlying demand is holding up reasonably well’
Even by usual summer holiday standards, August was a quiet one in the prime postcodes, reports LonRes.
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New leadership for the Savills Private Office
Rory McMullen joins Alex Christian as co-head of the property consultancy's specialist global HNW team.
Jennings steps up to lead Chestertons’ resi business
Adam Jennings has been promoted to Head of Residential, in charge of the London estate agency's sales & lettings teams.
St James’s Square trophy emerges from five-year ultra-luxe overhaul
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Forbes Gilbert-Green lands Property Vision veteran Connell
Seasoned London buying agent joins boutique property advisory firm after two decades at PV.
Success storeys: Top four development sales launches of last year revealed
Difficult market conditions haven't held these 'landmark' central London schemes back.
Property prices are already ‘bunching’ around new mansion tax thresholds
'Some sellers are adjusting asking prices downwards,' reports big agency, as pricing strategies adapt to keep properties below the £2mn mark.
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British property mogul reportedly sells $55mn NYC townhouse
One Hyde Park co-creator is said to have sold the property after acquiring a Midtown penthouse.
In Pictures: ‘World-renowned’ Scottish estate seeks £67mn
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