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Coutts bank has highlighted some prime London locations that have seen notable shifts in property buying activity compared to pre-pandemic times.

Former Grosvenor man Simon Harding-Roots will be joining in September.

Priced at up to $350k, the 185-square-foot spaces are being pitched as ‘an investment in convenience’

Property markets are surging around the world. But "there are good reasons to think this will mark the last house price boom for the next 30 years," says Capital Economics.

Asking prices have fallen for the first time this year, driven by declines at the top-end, but Rightmove is predicting an Autumn bounce for the property market.

Hollywood stars and their production teams are an increasingly important source of deals, says Knight Frank.

Strutt & Parker has hired a new head for its Client Services team, charged with "unlocking opportunities within the customer database through a consistent and robust contact strategy."

Rental homes are "increasingly being used as a stop-gap by house-hunters faced with a lack of stock to buy," says Hamptons' research chief, Aneisha Beveridge.

Elston Developments and Michaelis Boyd Associates are said to be on the teamsheet.

Kensington & Chelsea was home to six of the top ten London wards with the highest levels of inflation last year - one of which posted a seven-figure increase in the average price.

"Happy holiday for luxury London property", declares Coutts bank, as the prolonged Stamp Duty tax break drives record sales in the capital.

"We expect the prospect of rising interest rates, government intervention and the withdrawal of stimulus measures to rein in the market’s exuberance in the second half of 2021," says Knight Frank, as…