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‘An exceptional year’: Savills’ Crispin Holborow on 2020’s ‘rural renaissance’
People are once again rediscovering just how well the English country house works for a family, says Savills’ super-prime country house specialist, as sales of top-end estates hit their highest level…
The two things a buyer really wants to know about a property…
Contrary to popular belief, buyers don't actually care how long a property has been on the market, says seasoned north London agent Marc Schneiderman...
‘Major shifts that are set to stay’: Post-lockdown trends & opportunities in the prime resi design sector
With input from some of PCL's top studios, recruiter Jason Bailey reports on the design industry's drastic transformation over the last six months, and explains why now could be a prime time to launch…
Ellingworth on new-builds: A tale of two cities
The new-build market is like any other market, says buying agent Charlie Ellingworth - there are the excellent, the good, the indifferent, and stuff that you wouldn’t want to touch with the proverbial…
Scotland’s resi market is facing a price bubble of pre-2008 proportions
The last quarter has pulled the market out of the abyss, but surveyor Eric Curran is now seeing prices being offered that will certainly not be recoverable in the foreseeable future...
Briefing Note: Securities-based lending for HNWIs
"Securities-based lending can be an exceptionally useful tool in the mortgage process for high net worth individuals," writes Enness boss Islay Robinson.
Why your client checks need to be more thorough than ever
Following the NCA’s latest victory involving the use of so-called McMafia orders, criminal litigation specialist Ed Smyth warns on the potential implications for prime real estate advisers...
How a new breed of self-employed & independent estate agents are trying to improve the industry’s tarnished image
The evolving estate agency landscape has created a larger platform for self-employed and independent operators who are empowered to be themselves, writes Giles Barrett...
Pass on the parcel: End the sale of ‘pipe dream’ land
Aston Mead's Land & Planning Director Adam Hesse is calling for ban on the sale of "pipe dream" parcels of land to naïve investors who hope to build homes on them.
Busting the London ‘exodus’ myth
Business has been booming for regional agents since lockdown restrictions were lifted in May, but Londoners need to consider whether moving out to the shires is sustainable in the long-term, warn Camilla…
The view from Knightsbridge: Covid, Brexit & the PCL lettings market
So far at least, Brexit has had a far bigger impact on the Prime Central London lettings market than Covid-19, writes Alice Umfreville...
Sustainable Gains: On the future of green buildings
Developers, policymakers and investors are coming round to the idea that green development makes economic sense, says Jojo Romarx Salas...