Format: News
Rental valuations jump to a record high as the lettings market bounces back
Viewings of properties for sale are still well below the five-year average, reports Knight Frank, but both landlords and tenants are now more active than before the pandemic.
OnTheMarket signs up more paying customers but braces for ‘short-term’ revenue hit
Portal now has 9,000 branches on paying contracts and has seen 'strong increases' in weekly new instructions, traffic and leads, but expects its bottom line to suffer from reduced ad spend and the cost…
Zoopla celebrates as lockdown fee discounts attract hundreds of new branches
Zoopla offered arguably the most generous Covid-19 support package of any global property portal - worth an estimated £30m to agents; it seems to have worked.
Buyers down for fixer-uppers, reports north London agency
The hunt is on for value and scope to create dream homes, reports boutique firm after selling two refurbishment projects on the same road in St John's Wood
Surveyors ‘remain cautious’ despite pick-up in market activity
New buyer enquiries, newly agreed sales, and new instructions have recovered since the lockdown, but surveyor sentiment is still not buoyant.
Strutts alumni launch new country house estate agency
Oxfordshire-based start-up The Country House Department is being pitched as "a modern medium for the finest country homes, created to do justice to the most exceptional properties".
High hopes for ‘ultimate DIY opp’ on Grosvenor Square
Unmod pied-a-terre at No.48 could potentially offer a seven-figure uplift, according to agents
Ultra-prime Lutti project brought to market in Holland Park
10,700 square foot stonker on Ilchester Place - currently ranked as the UK's most expensive street - has interiors by 1508 London, architecture by Stanhope Gate and landscape design by Randle Siddeley…
Lockdown divorce spike to drive supply, predicts agency
Firm predicts a glut of marital homes will be coming up for sale in the coming months
Grosvenor launches a ‘community charter’ to improve public engagement
"This new charter is one of the first practical attempts to deliver on the Government’s ambition to give people more meaningful involvement in how their neighbourhoods are managed and evolve," says GB&I's…
Great estates gear up for grand reopening
Cadogan & Capco outline plans to ensure the safety of visitors and locals ahead of lockdown restrictions being eased next week