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Distraction? What distraction?
The August RICS Housing Market Report is out and the big surprise is that there were no big surprises..
What did you do on your holidays? Robert Bailey on the art of switching off
In his first column for PrimeResi, Robert Bailey reports back from an idyllic lagoon in Thailand - the perfect place for a spot of networking...
Will an eight-metre extension to your home kick start the economy?
Cameron's new planning measures don't quite cut the mustard, says Trevor Abrahmsohn..
Tracy Kellett finds Austin Powers going Arabian in South Kensington
Comedy can add value, especially when there's shag-pile and a revolving bed involved, says Tracy Kellett.
Trevor Abrahmsohn on taxing the rich until the pips squeak
It's time to wake up and smell the Laffer-flavoured coffee, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Trevor Abrahmsohn surprises himself by agreeing with Grant Shapps
Selling off social housing in prime areas may not be such a daft idea, but banks witholding lending for private development certainly is, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Summer lull? What Summer lull?
July and August are usually heralded as a hiatus in the property market, with holidays and sun-soaked barbeques/drizzle-drenched roasts (delete as applicable) cutting the number of vendors, house-hunters…
Trevor Abrahmsohn on the greatest no-show on Earth
Roll up, roll up for the great Olympic non-event, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
Reaction to ONI House Price Index: “Sales volumes remain at less than half the level of a functioning market”
PPR Estates director, Nick Hopkinson, has lambasted today’s ONS House Price Index figures, slating the report as "simply an analysts' field day."
Gary Hersham on the Symbiotic Relationship
Long-standing estate agent, Gary Hersham of Beauchamp Estates, takes a look over the fence at the buying agent and the ups and downs of working together.
Camilla Dell on the secrets of the off-market
A significant number of properties in prime central London are bought and sold without ever appearing on the open market
Why London still packs a super-prime punch
Against the backdrop of ongoing financial and political instability in many parts of the world, the superprime residential markets have emerged as one of the leading secure investment options for the wo…