Global survey reveals what HNW buyers want from a real estate agent
Traditional firms will have to maintain their personal connections and keep up with new tech if they want to see off ‘disruptors’, says international brokerage network.
UK real estate sector ‘continuing to struggle’ despite booming housing market
Nearly 80,ooo firms were classified as being in significant financial distress in Q2.
Boutique agency DS Churchill teams up with Christie’s International Real Estate
The high-end consultancy, founded by Dominic Spencer-Churchill in 2003, is now representing the global network throughout the UK.
Agent collective launches magazine for ‘the Broker Age’
The London Broker has launched ‘The Brokerage’ to support its network of independent operators in the UK and overseas.
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£30mn ‘masterpiece’ sold in west London
10,000-plus sq ft freehold townhouse on the banks of Regent's Canal is one of Little Venice's finest.
‘This Budget raises taxes by £40bn’: Reeves targets second homes, inheritance, capital gains & non-doms
Stamp Duty on additional homes is going up from tomorrow, but there's no change to CGT on residential property.
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Foxtons buys two commuter-town estate agencies
The acquisitions expand Foxtons Group's network into 'new complementary growth markets', adding thousands of tenancies to the Plc's lettings portfolio.
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‘Back-to-brick’ renovation in Chelsea delivers trio of rental apartments
Boutique developer reinvents period mansion block on Sloane Gardens, with a modern take on traditional British design.
Second-home buyers race to beat SDLT deadline
UPDATED: Agencies finalise series of 'rapid' high-end sales in Prime Central London following surprise tax hike announced in the Autumn Budget.
Agency ties up England’s biggest land sale of the last 30 years
The Wildlife Trusts have agreed to acquire the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate, which has been in the Percy family for seven centuries.
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