Government issues competition law warning to estate and lettings agents
Estate agency regulator issues warning on illegal ‘portal juggling’
Estate agents indulging in "portal juggling" - relisting the same property over-and-over on portals to artificially drum up interest - have been warned that "they could be prosecuted and face a ban from…
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Lettings ads must now show all compulsory fees
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decreed that lettings agents must include details of all compulsory fees in their property advertising.
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The Estate Agents: BBC2 commissions flies on the office walls
BBC2 has commissioned a new six-part series that will follow the trials and triumphs of ten UK estate agents, ranging from Chelsea prime specialists to more mainstream areas.
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First Look: £500mn ‘vertical village’ takes shape in Kensington
100 Kensington is due to reshape the West London skyline with the tallest resi tower ever delivered in the Royal Borough.
Strutts bolsters country house team with hires from Savills & Knight Frank
James Machell & James Robinson have joined the BNP Paribas-owned estate agency's National Country House Department.
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Benchmark deal in Marylebone demonstrates art of ‘old-fashioned agency’
£9.95mn apartment attracted multiple bids and set a new 2025 price record - with zero public exposure.
St John’s Wood villa with supermodel provenance returns to agency’s books after 30 years
Arlington Residential brings Greville Road property back to market at just under £6mn - three decades after first selling it for under £800k.
‘I have never known such a challenging marketplace’: Inside 2025’s great country house slowdown
Mishcon de Reya's Idina Glyn speaks to some of Britain's top rural property agents to uncover what's really been happening in the prime country house market.
By Idina Glyn
Historic St James’s building sold after luxury redevelopment
Obbard's corking rental scheme for wine merchant Berry Bros resulted in 'a very significant uplift' in value.
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Is the Prime London sales market turning a corner?
Latest LonRes data shows strong pick-up in under offer numbers and stabilising values - along with signs of a resurgence at the very top-end
Prime London 25: How luxury property agents embraced the digital age
Ruth Bloomfield explores the new gadgets & technological leaps that have shaped London’s prime property sector since the turn of the millennium – including portals, smartphones & social media.
Massive payout in ‘landmark’ Bankside Rights-of-Light ruling
'These are believed to be the highest negotiating damages ever awarded in a rights of light case,' say lawyers.
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Winkworth revenue soars 25% on SDLT rush
Sales activity surged ahead of changes to SDLT thresholds, but the franchised estate agency says buyer interest also 'remained buoyant in Q2'.
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In Pictures: £6.95mn price tag for Hyde Park Square duplex with spectacular private library
Near-5,000 sq ft amalgamation with custom-built centrepiece is 'outstanding value', say agents.
Social Circuit: ‘Off-market’ networking series debuts in Knightsbridge
Invite-only soirées aim to reimagine offline networking for London’s prime property insiders.