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‘Weary’ buy-to-let sector sees lending drop 8%
The buy-to-let sector is "a tad weary," says the boss of property lender Octane Capital, as a result of what he calls a "war waged on the nation’s landlords" since 2015.
Damac Group to spend ‘up to $100mn’ on metaverse push
UAE-based parent group of luxury property developer Damac wants to build its own digital cities
Buying agency bags ‘best-in-class’ Battersea Power Station apartment
Black Brick’s buyer was originally in the market for a £5mn house in Knightsbridge and Chelsea, but set their sights on a duplex in the historic power station asking over £6mn…
Property Vision expands London team with two new hires
Top-flight buying agency bolsters London property search team with hires from interior design house Taylor Howes and Knight Frank.
The Country House Department recruits Knight Frank’s Loweth as Regional Director
Knight Frank's Hungerford office head has moved to two-year-old estate agency, The Country House Department.
Property comms firm Blackstock acquired by top reputation management consultancy
The Blackstock and Montfort teams will move in together in a new Central London office later this year.
New head of sales at Finlay Brewer
Debbie McFadyen has stepped up to run the boutique west London agency's sales division
‘The ball is still firmly in the seller’s court’ as the Spring property market kicks in
"Buyers are still predominantly paying asking price and above meaning the ball is still firmly in the seller’s court," says Propertymark in its latest monthly market update.
‘$70mn’ deal agreed on New York’s Billionaires’ Row
Marquee unit at 432 Park Avenue could be the city's biggest sale of 2022 so far
Knight Frank rolls out new AML tech to improve onboarding process
The agency has signed up to Thirdfort’s proprietary risk engine, which promises to reduce onboarding time 'to minutes' and turn compliance 'into a competitive advantage'
Ground rent ban comes into force in June
"This is an important milestone in our work to fix the leasehold system and to level up home ownership," says the Leasehold Minister, Lord Stephen Greenhalgh.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest market movements in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from LonRes, Hamptons International, LCP, Savills, Knight Frank & Rightmove