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Prime London simmers down after record-breaking deal surge
Transaction volumes were 39% below the five-year average last month, reports LonRes, but ‘key metrics suggest the prime London markets are holding up well’.
Netflix fame leads to ultra-prime deals for French agency
Kretz & Partners, the family-run firm starring in The Parisian Agency, has just sold an €80m mansion in Paris in collaboration with a well-known ex-Knight Frank agent…
Grosvenor embarks on £300 million regional investment drive
The Duke of Westminster's property firm has set up a new investment team to target residential, office and retail opportunities outside of London, led by Rachel Dickie.
Mystery buyer lands D’Oyly Carte Island
Famed 1.9-acre private island in the Thames came with an abandoned Victorian mansion.
Prime London’s rental market ‘continues its journey back towards normality’
“The see-saw of high supply and low demand is tipping back the other way,” says Knight Frank. “Demand is coming from multiple sources and rental values are getting stronger as a result.”
A history of estate agency regulation, 1979-2020
In advance of new ROPA legislation, the House of Commons has published a potted history of estate agency regulation since 1979's Estate Agents Act.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Coastal homes are selling 20 days quicker than pre-pandemic, as city-to-seaside demand doubles
Rightmove has flagged "a more sustained shift in buyer preference than initially thought" as demand for seaside properties outpaces demand fro city living.
St James’s Square trophy to become ‘£100k per week’ luxury rental
A mansion once remodelled by Lutyens is reportedly headed for the ultra-prime rental market after a £30m-£40m refurb.
Prime London property sales drop sharply as Stamp Duty holiday unwinds
Annual property price inflation in Prime Central London has picked up to 0.8%; the highest rate since May 2016.
Soho House to open flagship homewares store in Chelsea
Soho Home Studio is launching an "interiors destination" in a former chapel on Duke of York Square
Rare Notting Hill development opp seeks £10.75m
Euroterra Capital & Pisach look to offload freehold block on the corner of Westbourne Park Road & Kensington Park Road.