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Buyer vetting ‘paramount’, warns PCL agency, as realism goes out the window
High numbers of buyers are demanding significant discounts and 'failing to conduct themselves in a credible manner', reports Eccord.
Revealed: The cost of buying, holding & selling resi property around the world
As Singapore cranks up taxes for foreign investors, how do the world's top cities now stack up in terms of associated costs?
ADP Architecture buys Scott Lawrie’s EDA
Ethos Design and Architecture is now part of ADP.
HOK names new boss team
Two co-CEOs have taken the reins at global architecture practice HOK, succeeding the late Bill Hellmuth.
‘Generational divide’ widens as UK housing wealth held by over-65s hits record high of over £2.6 trillion
'The generational divide in housing wealth sits at the heart of a lot of the tensions around housing, and how these older home owners elect to deploy their equity has the potential to shape the market…
Rents climb further as supply/demand mismatch ‘set to continue for some time’
Rightmove listed 46% fewer rental properties in Q1 this year than in Q1 2019, while processing 48% more tenant enquiries.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi's regular stock check, powered by LonRes
West End townhouse to star in Allsop’s return to the ballroom
The auction house is reverting to in-room events after three years of online-only sales.
Green light for controversial Bristol Zoo resi development
196 new homes are to be created on the historic 12-acre site in Clifton.
Market Snapshot: Prime regional house prices ‘begin to stabilise’
'Buyers are not feeling the same sense of urgency that they felt last year,' says says Frances McDonald of Savills Residential Research;' they’re more cautious and are happy to bide their time.'
Knight Frank’s Faun relocates to London
The head of the agency's Private Office in the Middle East has spent the last decade in Dubai.
Singapore doubles stamp duty for foreign buyers
The government's latest bid to 'moderate investment demand' will see the tax rate for overseas purchasers hit an eye-watering 60%.