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August record for above-asking deals
37% of sales agreed in August were for more than the original asking price, reports Propertymark, as demand continues to rise and supply to fall.
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UK prime resi prices set to rise 9% this year, but PCL’s bounce ‘has been delayed’
Runaway property price growth in the regions is likely to soften from next year, predicts Savills, while Prime Central London prices are set for a sharp upwards bounce once international travel resumes.
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Big-name appointments boost the firm's offering for the globe-trotting super-rich.
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Daggers’ DDRE tops £200mn in 2026 sales; adds five more advisers
'Buying London' brokerage brings in new dealmakers and reports run of big-ticket transactions in town & country.
Grosvenor Square penthouse finds buyer at nearly half its original asking price
Seven-day exchange follows more than three years of marketing for hefty Mayfair duplex.
Guernsey’s biggest privately-owned estate seeks £65mn
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Agency seals string of super-prime St George’s Hill sales
The latest big-ticket residence to change hands on the exclusive private estate was guided at £13.75mn.
Belgravia townhouse with royal past reportedly finds £39mn buyer
That price would top the £35mn paid for a Grade I-listed neighbour earlier this year.
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Interview: Alexander Main on entrepreneurship, building a brokerage & getting PCL deals done
‘You can’t just wait for the market to come to you’: Agency founder talks HNW buyer trends, turning marketing spend into sales & why half his firm’s deals this year have involved another agent.
Savills downgrades prime forecasts; no recovery for PCL prices until 2029
Prime London and regional property prices are likely to decline further next year, says top agency.
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UK Sotheby’s signs Surrey specialist from Savills
Experienced agent joins as firm gears up for ‘important next step’ in the county.
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