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2019’s turmoil demonstrated the UK property market’s resilience – TwentyCi
Despite 'unprecedented' political upheaval and economic threats, overall exchange volumes were slightly up last year, while asking prices remained largely flat...
Search launched for a new Property Ombudsman
Katrine Sporle will step down as Chief Executive of The Property Ombudsman in November.
Investment firm picks up landmark Harrogate site for £4m
Crescent Gardens had been earmarked for a £70m super-prime scheme with prices hitting £12.5m
CBRE appoints new UK research chief
Hemant Kotak joins the firm's West End-based research team from Green Street Advisors
The total value of UK housing has soared by 46% in the last ten years
The combined value of UK homes has escalated by £750m a day since 2009, says Savills...
Urban Splash recruits two senior faces to modular housing arm
Claire Kober and Mark Shirburne-Davies have joined House by Urban Splash - a modular housing JV between Urban Splash, Sekisui House and Homes England.
Purplebricks has ‘hit a ceiling’ in the UK, claims analyst
Britain's most successful online/hybrid estate agency "has clearly hit a glass ceiling in terms of market share", says sector pundit Mike DelPrete.
Savills anticipating full-year results at the ‘upper end’ of expectations
Global real estate advisory reports 'considerable resilience' in the face of significant challenges in the UK and Hong Kong...
Prices for best-in-class PCL stock could soar by 10% this year, warns buying agency
The latest set of estate agents' forecasts are 'too conservative', suggests Black Brick, noting that vendors are already toughening up their stance;
Pre-Christmas buyers swooped on £45m of homes at Chelsea Barracks
Qatari Diar reports festive sales flurry at flagship £3.5bn Belgravia scheme; first phases now 78% sold
London leavers are getting younger and moving further away
4% fewer Londoners moved out of the capital in 2019 compared to 2016, says Hamptons International. But the average age of a London-leaver is falling, reaching a record youthfulness in 2019...
City of London planning chief to retire
Annie Hampson OBE will step down as the City's Chief Planning Officer in March.