From selling to buying: On the value of understanding both sides of the deal
Buying agent Fran Moynihan, formerly head of Savills’ waterfront division, explains the importance of understanding how selling agents operate…
Born and raised in the capital, Fran worked in residential agency for a decade before joining the London team at Prime Purchase. Her previous role enabled her to develop an innate knowledge of the area along the Thames, from Richmond to Canary Wharf.
Interview: Philip Harvey of Property Vision on the business of buying best-in-class
The senior partner at the helm of one of the UK’s most successful buying agencies discusses the impact of Covid on the firm’s trading cycle, key trends amongst HNW clients, and why buying agents are…
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PCL agents join forces to launch boutique buying agency
INTERVIEW: Well-known former sales agents Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo discuss their new venture, current market trends, and dream properties on Cadogan Square....
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New Business Realities: Thea Carroll on launching a property buying agency in uncertain times
In the first in a new series focusing on the realities of starting and running a new business in these extraordinary times, PrimeResi speaks with Thea Carroll, a former member of Knight Frank’s buying…
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Another senior appointment for Strutt & Parker in PCL
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Big London agency calls the bottom of the market
Chestertons says it has spotted the telltale signs that confidence is about to return.
REDD appoints new director to lead private client growth drive
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Interview: Rhodium’s Richard Petrik on ‘mobilising’ London’s most luxurious developments
Top-end specialist reveals how schemes are transformed from building sites into turnkey addresses for the world’s most discerning buyers.
‘Ultra-rare’ triplex penthouse offers vast ‘blank canvas’ above Chelsea Waterfront
The trophy home atop Tower East is being offered for sale in shell condition.
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Thumbs-up for major new canal-side neighbourhood in RBKC
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Ranked: The world’s top 30 HNWI hotspots in 2025
Fresh Savills research reveals 'a dynamic reshaping' of global wealth migration - 'comparable to the expansion of air travel in the 1960s & 1970s.'
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UAE developer announces major acquisition in East London
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Manchester gets a taste of Nobu as De Niro joins groundbreaking ceremony
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