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Property market gathers pace as buyer demand climbs again
"There is little evidence yet that the mood music regarding the expectations for house prices or rents is shifting," says RICS chief economist.
New sales boss at Knight Frank Islington
Chelsea Whelan has moved over from the agency’s Notting Hill branch to head up the recently relocated operation on Upper Street
The Buying Solution recruits Savills veteran in north London
Giles Elliott has moved from selling homes in prime north London with Savills, to finding them via Knight Frank's independent buying agency arm.
Specialist VC Pi Labs raises $90mn to back proptech start-ups
Faisal Butt's property-focused venture capital firm hopes to double its portfolio of technology start-ups by 2025, as it continues the hunt for a unicorn.
Long-standing Hunters boss steps down
Glynis Frew will be replaced by Gareth Williams as Managing Director of TPFG-owned estate agency Hunters.
Prime Polzeath development opp seeks £3m
An acre of land in the middle of the Cornish seaside hotspot is up for sale for the first time since 1984
Record number of stately homes for sale in France
Around 1,500 estates and châteaux are on offer across the country, as lifestyle shifts and eye-watering maintenance costs impact their appeal amongst younger generations
City offices protected from automatic resi conversion
New Article 4 Direction obtained amid concerns over ‘harm to the primary business function of the City’
Lomond recruits Foxtons’ lettings boss as CEO
Lloyds-backed estate agency group is poised to enter the London property market.
Record year for home improvements as planning consents surge
Nearly 250,000 planning consents were granted in England in the year to September 2021; a fifth above the pre-pandemic norm, and an increase of more than a third on the previous 12 months.
‘A vital reminder of the gender inequalities that exist all around us’: Five prime resi leaders on why we need International Women’s Day
The first episode of Caroline Donaghue and Priya Rawal's Real Rendezvous podcast celebrates female leaders in the luxury property world, while highlighting some troubling facts about gender inequality.
Buyer found for important Arts and Crafts mansion in Surrey
Charles Voysey’s Norney Grange, star of BAFTA-nominated film The Dig, was guided at £8m