Estate agent insolvencies jump by a third
Falling transaction volumes drive a sharp rise in estate agency businesses going bust.
‘The rise of the self-employed agent is seeing inroads into the market share of all estate agents’ – TwentyCi
Self-employed property brokers were behind only 1.6% of new sales instructions in Q2, but analysts expect their market share to grow.
UK real estate AI start-up raises $7mn for international expansion
Fifth Dimension AI was set up last year by former Hamptons research chief Johnny Morris & linguistics and tech maven Dr Kate Jarvis.
London letting agent shines a light on the ‘uphill struggle’ against rental fraud
'Whilst digital and AI technology has evolved rapidly, rogue tenants have also evolved with it, becoming increasingly more inventive in how they trick the system,' warns Benham and Reeves.
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Former embassy sold in Mayfair’s biggest house deal of 2025
‘Landmark’ sale of £22mn Park Street mansion shows resilience of PCL market, say agents.
In Pictures: Vast Georgian-style mansion in Kensington seeks £35mn
'This really is the house which has everything,' says sales agency.
St John’s Wood villa with supermodel provenance returns to agency’s books after 30 years
Arlington Residential brings Greville Road property back to market at just under £6mn - three decades after first selling it for under £800k.
Russell Simpson builds Mayfair team
Beau McCarty has joined Hermione Russell's recently-opened office.
Historic St James’s building sold after luxury redevelopment
Obbard's corking rental scheme for wine merchant Berry Bros resulted in 'a very significant uplift' in value.
Green light for ‘landmark’ redevelopment scheme in Chelsea
Transformation of one of the neighbourhood's 'most iconic sites' is due to deliver 24 luxury homes and a flagship retail space.
Is the Prime London sales market turning a corner?
Latest LonRes data shows strong pick-up in under offer numbers and stabilising values - along with signs of a resurgence at the very top-end
Brokerage recruits ex-Savills department head
Sam Pagett will be covering the Cheltenham patch as a Moveli broker.
DDRE Global brings in Eales as head of agency
Arrival of Strutt & Parker’s former deputy head of resi marks a 'new era' for the luxury real estate brokerage.
New data reveals ‘catastrophic’ H1 for London’s new homes sector
'The market is now as bad as it was in early 2009, perhaps the early 1990s,' says Molior boss.
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Strutts bolsters country house team with hires from Savills & Knight Frank
James Machell & James Robinson have joined the BNP Paribas-owned estate agency's National Country House Department.
Benchmark deal in Marylebone demonstrates art of ‘old-fashioned agency’
£9.95mn apartment attracted multiple bids and set a new 2025 price record - with zero public exposure.
Country house buyers in strongest position for seven years
'It’s quite clear where the negotiating power sits at the moment', says Knight Frank, as high supply & meagre demand puts downward pressure on country property prices.
First Look: £500mn ‘vertical village’ takes shape in Kensington
100 Kensington is due to reshape the West London skyline with the tallest resi tower ever delivered in the Royal Borough.
Massive payout in ‘landmark’ Bankside Rights-of-Light ruling
'These are believed to be the highest negotiating damages ever awarded in a rights of light case,' say lawyers.