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Resi land values soar as major developers ‘return to pre-Covid levels of buying’
All types of developers are on the lookout for sites, reports Savills, but the cash-rich big players are proving the most competitive…
US warns ‘Londongrad’ money could undermine Russia sanctions over Ukraine
“The fear is that Russian money is so entrenched in London now that the opportunity to use it as leverage against Putin could be lost,” a Washington source told The Times.
Leading RE boosts global leadership team
The luxury real estate network has hired Taco Heidinga as Global Business Development Director
Foxtons & LSL report heady performance in 2021
Profits at Foxtons Plc are at the "top end of expectations", while Marsh & Parsons-owner LSL enjoyed its highest ever operating profits in 2021.
Sales hit halfway mark at Candy’s Holland Park scheme
Agents tucked away nearly £40m worth of apartments at 80 Holland Park in December alone
‘London completes its rental recovery’ – Rightmove
“London asking rents have finally risen beyond pre-pandemic levels,” says Rightmove, “a sign that the capital has not lost its pull and popularity with renters.”
New Year demand for property up 50% – Zoopla
“There are signs that the imbalance between demand and supply is starting to ease,” says Zoopla in its latest market update.
Ex-Foxtons man Griskin launches buying agency
Igor Griskin worked at Foxtons for nearly a decade; he’s now set up a property buying agency targeting HNW Russian-speaking clients.
Kensington business leader joins Harding Green
Tom Frost, a former chair of The Kensington Business Forum, has joined broker-model estate agency Harding Green as a sales consultant.
Quarter of agents yet to register for money laundering supervision
HMRC is ‘hot on the heels’ of those agents falling foul of their obligations, warns tech firm
Sell-out achieved at super-prime St James’s scheme
Three of the trophy residences at The Carlyle Group’s St James’s House project traded for more than £20m