Estate agents report highest ever number of December house-hunters
"Although December shows the usual festive lull compared with previous months, demand has still been incredibly high when compared against pre-pandemic data with more house hunters registered than in any other December," says Propertymark's CEO Nathan Emerson.
Estate agents report drop in buyer demand, but house prices continue to climb – RICS
Property prices may prove "resilient" in the face of rising interest rates and costs of living, but transaction numbers are "likely to slow as the year wears on," warn surveyors.
Country house market picks up pace as sellers ‘sense a slowdown’
“Having taken stock during the first three months of the year people are now coming to market and being decisive," says Russell Grieve, office head at Knight Frank Haslemere.
Number of £500k house price hotspots up 50% since the start of the pandemic
One in six local areas across Britain now has an average house price in excess of £500,000, says Savills.
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Knight Frank creates new UK board
Property agency assembles top-level team to drive long-term growth & strengthen operations.
Almacantar reports ‘landmark’ sale at The Bryanston
Buyers have splashed almost £55mn on apartments at the developer's super-prime West End projects in recent months.
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HBA Residential has designed interiors for an extraordinary ground-level super-prime home in Excel Winner's Thames City development.
London Square adds big Wimbledon site to expanding portfolio
Latest SW London deal marks the developer’s fifteenth acquisition since late 2023, and third major move this year.
Big-brand luxury property agency rolls into the Cotswolds
The region's property market makes for 'fertile ground' as the wealth corridor expands, says United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty.
Agency bags trio of trophy listings in St George’s Hill
Savills Weybridge's new instructions include one of only a handful of original W.G. Tarrant houses on the exclusive private estate.
Savills & Knight Frank alumni acquire Jackson-Stops Exeter
Seasoned agents SJ Bingham-Chick & Tom Bedford have bought the business from longstanding director Richard Addington.
D&G ‘on a mission’ to recruit 50 new self-employed brokers this year
James Evans' estate agency is looking for 'entrepreneurial individuals keen to bring Selling Sunset or Love It or List It vibes to their local neighbourhoods.'
Grade I listed Kent mansion hits the market at £23.5mn
The sale of Holwood House represents the 'first real test of the spring market', say agents.
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