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On this year’s key buying trends and the outlook for 2021
Buying agent Sara Ransom reports on what London buyers have really been after this year, and predicts which areas will be in demand on the other side of the Christmas holidays...
Why house prices are unlikely to crash next year
There is an assumption that when the furlough scheme ends, unemployment will spike and house prices will crash. However, 2021 is likely to be far less straightforward, writes Tom Bill...
Buying Agent: ‘There is real scope for there to be a whirlwind of activity in the first quarter of next year’
Who could have anticipated that 2020 would prove to be one of the best years for those operating in the prime property market, writes Ed Heaton as he runs through some of the key trends to emerge in both…
Don’t tax working from home to save the office – build more homes
Well-designed office-to-resi conversions can revitalise our cityscapes as they undergo dramatic changes accelerated by the pandemic, argues Grant Lipton...
Dexters’ Jeff Doble on the role of the local estate agent & why online-only ‘doesn’t work’
EXCLUSIVE: As Dexters continues its meteoric rise as London’s biggest independent estate agency, boss Jeff Doble explains why he's not worried about the 'digital threat'...
Conversion Starter: Is housing the future of the high street?
Nicola Gooch explains the significance of the latest proposals to shake up the general permitted development order.
‘Being green will overtake being swanky’: PCL buying agency pinpoints four key themes for 2021 & beyond
Black Brick selects four key real estate trends to watch in the nearish future, including the increasing importance of “green” creds, the ongoing search for space, and the rise of the “15-minute…
‘London is better positioned than its main competitors to come out of Covid well’: Northacre’s chief on the resilience of London’s luxury property market
"London is better positioned than its main competitors to come out of Covid well," argues Northacre's CEO, Niccolò Barattieri di San Pietro, as he suggests that "lockdown highlighted the greatest pleasure…
The case for extending and tapering the stamp duty holiday
With property taxes back in focus after last week’s government spending review, Tom Bill take a closer look at what that may mean for stamp duty and capital gains tax...
The Secret Agent: What do many of London’s most successful agents have in common?
There’s a reason why the class of Foxtons from the nineties and noughties are now in charge of some of the biggest agencies in the capital, says our insider - it was all in the training...
How prime London’s property market is staging its latest comeback
Lucian Cook examines the historical and global factors that have defined the Prime Central London property market, the current conditions that are transforming the landscape, and what a post-Coronavirus…
Ten steps to a standout real estate CV
There have been easier times to search for a new role in the property world, but you can still stand out from the crowd with the help of a pitch-perfect CV.