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Knight Frank unveils latest brand campaign
Knight Frank is gearing up to roll out a new brand campaign next month.
Summer heat drives searches for air conditioned homes
The number of house-hunters searching Rightmove for homes with air con has nearly quadrupled in the last year.
‘Bills included’ becomes most-wanted rental feature as tenants double search areas
“The number of homes is still nowhere near enough to meet demand from tenants,” says Rightmove, despite a slight improvement in lettings supply last month.
Knight Frank names fastest-selling new-build scheme of 2022 so far
Over 80% of the 133 units at Chelsea Botanica were snapped up in the first week of sales, reports the agency.
Zoopla partners with homelessness charity Crisis to tackle the ‘housing black hole’
“Major new partnership” will lobby the government for more investment in housing benefits, and has published practical guides on how landlords and letting agents can help those facing homelessness.
Chestertons recruits new sales boss from Keller Williams
Matthew Thompson left Douglas & Gordon to head up KW’s London operation last year.
Russell Simpson recruits Woolgar as Head of Lettings
Prime Central London lettings specialist Ed Woolgar has moved from Strutt & Parker to boutique agency Russell Simpson.
Residential transactions jump in July
HMRC’s latest transaction data show a “remarkably strong” level of property market activity.
eXp heralds ‘key milestone’ as 300th UK broker signs up
Three-year-old operation claims to be “one of the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency businesses.”
Solicitors flag ‘a massive rise in price chipping’ as gazundering returns to the property market
Buyers are attempting to secure last-minute discounts on around 50% of house sales, suggests Osbornes Law – a practice that “has been unheard of in recent years.”
Knight Frank adds New Homes team in Cheltenham
Two new homes specialists have moved from Savills to Knight Frank in Cheltenham.
Stamp Duty rebates could encourage greener homes, suggests think tank
A programme of “behavioural nudges and incentives for collective action” – including property tax rebates – could promote the uptake of energy efficient tech across Britain’s housing stock, says…