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Rural rental demand stays high despite cities opening up
"The scale of change we’ve seen over the course of the pandemic means this shift [back to urban life] isn’t going to happen overnight," says Rightmove.
Sales hit three-decade high in revived Manhattan market
'Rising vaccine adoption, low mortgage rates and improving economic conditions' are being cited as the key driving factors behind the turnaround.
Former Countrywide agent launches indie land agency
Former Lanes Director Simon Cox hosted a big party at Somerset House to launch his new land agency, Walter Cooper, which was set up during lockdown last year.
Broker-model agency attracts Savills’ Kennedy in Shoreditch
Gavin Kennedy has joined self-employed estate agency Harding Green, after a decade with Savills.
Millionaires’ Rows: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2021
There are now 11,673 streets in Britain where the average property value is over £1m, says Zoopla, which has crowned Kensington Palace Gardens as the UK's priciest address for the thirteenth year in a…
£38m villa on Avenue Road is a ‘once in a lifetime’ sale
‘Unique and captivating’ mansion - on one of the biggest and best plots - has planning to extend up to a mighty 18,000 square feet.
Savills Mayfair hires PCL specialist from Strutt & Parker
Fehd Alsaidi is said to have achieved some of the highest values in many of the capital’s most prestigious addresses.
Most home-owners are NIMBYs, concludes survey; 72% don’t think their local area needs any new-build homes
72% of British home0owners don't think their local area needs any new homes, according to a new survey. Over half don't want new homes built near them.
Rightmove & Channel 4 team up for innovative digital product placement campaign
AI-powered digital product placement on Channel 4's flagship property TV show, Location Location Location, "marks a step-change", says Rightmove's marketing chief.
‘Boomerang buyers’ seek out London bolt-holes
The 'escape to the country' was one of the defining stories of the pandemic, but it was merely the opening chapter of a bigger story, reports Knight Frank.
‘Pandora Papers’ leak exposes more offshore London property deals
"Secret" owners of luxury homes in London have been revealed in a huge data leak, including details of a widely-reported Qatari-owned property on Cornwall Terrace.
Hamptons ramps up new homes offering with high-level hires & regional ‘hubs’
Estate agency rolls out resi development services across its 90-strong network; announces raft of senior hires, including former Knight Frank partner Tom Hawkins.