French estate agency giant doubles headcount in pursuit of ‘global property market without borders’
iad's latest annual results show sales of €536mn across 65,000 transactions, and 20,000 self-employed agents on the books.
Forbes Global Properties inks deal with major London estate agency
31-branch Chestertons becomes the first London-based agency to join the luxury real estate network, as it looks to leverage Forbes’ global audience of 'more than 100 million'.
Netflix fame leads to ultra-prime deals for French agency
Kretz & Partners, the family-run firm starring in The Parisian Agency, has just sold an €80m mansion in Paris in collaboration with a well-known ex-Knight Frank agent…
Christie’s enters India’s luxury real estate market
Luxury real estate network strengthens its foothold in Asia Pacific after a huge expansion drive in the region in 2017.
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Lomond buys 60+ branch London agency KFH
'It's a big one,' says CEO Ed Phillips, as Lomond makes its first business acquisition under new backer ICG.
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Savills expands Private Office in London & Dubai
Commercial real estate specialists James Purdon and Edward Price join the consultancy's elite cross-border network.
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Boutique luxury developers secure consent for ‘landmark’ Notting Hill scheme
Echlin & Bodker have been given the green light to create six luxury townhouses & two apartments on Lansdowne Walk.
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Prime Central London property prices likely to fall 4% next year, suggests Savills
Top-end residential markets are set to under-perform mainstream UK housing, says top consultancy.
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Prime London buying agency reveals top deals from £120mn year
'It is 100 per cent a buyers’ market', says Black Brick boss, trumpeting the firm's biggest acquisitions of 2024.
Trio of seasoned agents join The London Broker
Expanding high-end brokerage signs up Adam Carey, Silvina Paz & Ryan Steenfeld-Kristensen.
Why London’s Golden Postcodes are still a safe bet for UHNW buyers in uncertain times
Fresh forecasts released this week have predicted another challenging year ahead for the PCL property market. Yet, as buying agent Toby Downes explains, the world's elite purchasers are thinking big-picture.
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US & Middle East super-rich behind nearly half of £20mn+ London property deals
American & Gulf billionaires dominating PCL's trophy home market, with UK buyers making up just 10% of top-end deals, survey reveals
Developer declares brace of penthouse sales at Lord’s View One
Asian families snapped up both available duplex homes for a combined £15.5mn, reports LandCap.
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£16mn mansion changes hands in St John’s Wood
Standout family residence was secured by an international buyer in a fast-tracked deal.
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Savills adds London-based Dutch desk
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Daniel Daggers' high-profile brokerage DDRE Global updates on a year of big growth, and says there is 'so much more to come'.
How rising private school fees are redrawing the country property map
Labour's move to introduce VAT is already having a knock-on effect on families' requirements and decision-making, reports buying agent Emma Seaton.
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Buyer snaps up historic mews house in Marylebone Village
The Grade II listed property was being sold on behalf of the Howard de Walden Estate.
RIBA Chartered Practices push revenue past £4bn
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