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Inner London rental searches double as tenants look to return to city life
There's "a growing trend of people wanting to move back to urban hubs," says Rightmove, as the portal reports "a significant shift in search behaviour", with more tenants looking to rent in London Zones…
London’s high-end homebuyers ‘paid 12% of the stamp duty owed across England last year’
The 675 £3m+ deals recorded in the capital in 2020 generated a combined total of £368.6m in stamp duty, according to research by Enness Global.
Hilltop plans to deploy ‘up to £300m’ on resi development projects in the next three years
Development finance firm Hilltop has secured major US backing for residential construction investments in the UK.
Goldman Sachs buys German modular housing pioneer
Goldman Sachs has acquired the majority stake in Germany's Oikos Group, following on from a £75m investment in British modular housing firm Top Hat in 2019.
Propertymark loses another senior figure
Finance chief Kate Hawkins is the fifth senior figure to leave Propertymark in the last 18 months.
In Pictures: Dorset manor house ‘with all the toys’ that inspired Thomas Hardy pitched at £3.75m
Poxwell Manor comes with "all the toys", says Strutt & Parker, including a helipad and helicopter hangar.
Star lots in South Devon & Notting Hill go under the hammer in latest Savills auction
Standout sales included a farmhouse in Salcombe, which went for £1.7m on the day, and a mixed-use proposition on Notting Hill’s Clarendon Road, which ended up fetching £1.19m.
Sussex lettings agency buys marina specialist
Lomond Capital-owned Brand Vaughan has made another acquisition, taking on Brighton Marina agency Palms Properties.
PCL set to ‘rebound strongly’, says Savills, as it upgrades prime & mainstream property price forecasts
“Prime Central London offers a real buying opportunity" this year, says Savills, as it predicts >20% price growth over the next five years.
Propertymark sets out four-point manifesto for its future
Estate agency trade body has outlined "four pillars" that "embody [its] current and future ambitions".
Boomin launch confirmed for 2nd April
Challenger property portal will officially launch on Good Friday. "We are not just trying to build a credible alternative to Rightmove," says founder Michael Bruce;
Irish property mogul Ronan plots a return to London next year
Johnny Ronan once again has "ambitions on the scale of Battersea" in London, says Ireland's Business Post, and expects to have his first return project underway next year.