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In Pictures: Apartments for rent in ‘London’s grandest vicarage’
Trio of residences are housed in a storied redbrick mansion next to the former St Mark's Church in Mayfair.
Upsizers boost larger home prices to a record high
Agreed sales of detached 4+ bedroom houses more than doubled from August 2019 to August 2020 (+104%), reports Rightmove. Sales of other three- or four-bedroom homes were up by 55%.
Ex-Knight Frank boss Lord Hay completes 1,000km solo charity trek
Andrew Hay, who retired from Knight Frank earlier this year after nearly 40 years with the firm, has completed a remarkable 1,000km solo trek along one of the most historic routes in Europe, raising over…
‘A lot of players are ending up in hotels’: Footballers struggle to score top-end rental homes
A shortage of £15k+ per month listings means that some Premiership footballers have been unable to find homes to rent as the new season starts, says Knight Frank.
Fine & Country signs first licensee in Asia
Upper-end estate agency brand is launching its first outpost in Asia, setting up shop in Hong Kong.
High-flying former Savills director launches new buying agency
Richard Winter has left Savills after 17 years to specialise in acquiring high-end homes in and around Surrey’s ‘Golden Triangle’.
High-end homebuyers ‘ditch flats for detached homes in lifestyle 360’
Sales of £5m+ detached houses have fallen far less than similarly-priced apartments since the Spring Covid-19 lockdown, suggests data mined by Enness Global Mortgages.
Ranked: Britain’s highest & lowest Council Tax areas
Rural areas tend to have higher Council Tax bills than urban locations.
In Pictures: 2020 MIPIM Award Winners
30th edition of the annual competition saw 228 entries come in from 45 countries as part of Paris Real Estate Week.
78% of councillors think that proposed reforms would make planning ‘less democratic’
A "radical" overhaul of the English planning regime, outlined by the Government in August, would make the system worse, according to a survey of 315 local councillors...
Heat Mapped: London & national house price growth
Demand for detached properties has boosted average prices in outer London suburbs, according to the new e.surv HPI...
New sales head at Knight Frank Hyde Park
Laura Dam Villena returns to run the W2 base after setting up Knight Frank Queen’s Park.