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Estate agency giant adds two new non-execs
Connells Group owns estate agency brands including Hamptons and John D Wood & Co.
The UK’s estate agency sector has grown by a quarter since 2017
An average of 691 new estate agency businesses were started each year between 2017 and 2024, new data shows.
Top-end estate agency to list property prices in Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency pricing 'offers an engaging and modern lens through which to view property values,' says Moveli.
Administrators confirm collapsed London estate agency staff payouts
Douglas & Gordon Ltd appointed administrators in 2023, following an acquisition, division & disposal by Foxtons.
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The Times: Is London’s housing market on the edge of freefall?
PCL agents report steep ultra-prime slowdown as tax changes drive flight of international buyers.
Valouran assembles top team for £200mn Bishops Avenue scheme
The super-prime developer's flagship North London project, Bishops Avenue Gardens, is due to launch this autumn.
‘A lot has changed over the last six months’: Savills slashes 2025’s house price growth forecast
But the five-year outlook for the mainstream market has been slightly upgraded.
John D Wood & Co recruits former Foxtons Ops Director
Shaun Lloyd-Griffiths joins longstanding prime agency as it navigates an 'important period of growth'.
Binghatti reports record H1; rolls into Knightsbridge
The luxury UAE developer's profit surged almost threefold in the first six months of 2025 amid strong demand for Dubai real estate.
‘We’re kicking ass’: Michael McHale & Sam Patterson of KIRE on rewriting the estate agency rulebook
'We realised that agents could become the glue that brings a community together': PrimeResi meets the founders of NW London’s hottest boutique property agency.
Renovated A-list Cotswold farmhouse seeks £22.5mn
'Kitesbridge Farm is a landmark estate blending historic charm with modern architecture and top-tier design,' says UK Sotheby’s International Realty.
‘The London market has turned a corner,’ reports super-prime agency despite slump in £15mn+ sales
41% fewer ultra-prime sales were agreed in Prime Central London in the first half of this year compared to 2024, but Beauchamp Estates thinks the market is now 'levelling out'.
Standout sale at The OWO ‘underscores the enduring appeal of London’
‘One-of-a-kind’ £17.95mn residence sold in latest marquee deal at landmark Whitehall development.
Agents instructed on new ‘landmark’ resi development in Marylebone
Striking 215-unit scheme, The Broadley, is being brought forward by Mount Anvil & Westminster City Council.
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Buyer snaps up important Queen Anne manor house in SW London
Grand 18th century pile in Petersham, asking nearly £8mn, sold within eight weeks of instruction.
Zoopla cuts house price forecast despite ‘surge’ in market activity
'Low house price inflation is not a bad thing,' says property portal - 'so long as there is enough market confidence for people to list their homes and make bids to buy homes'
‘Incredible’ penthouse with 182ft frontage overlooking Kensington Gardens seeks £19.95mn
With views from Hyde Park to the Surrey Hills, Savills say this is 'undoubtably one of the capital’s finest apartments.'
Fine & Country moves into Manchester
Jonathan Parkinson is launching a new virtual outpost for the top-end estate agency brand next month.
Moveli adds new brokers in SW England & SE London
Michael Fredriksson & Kim Jones are the latest names to join the upper-market platform's ranks.