‘Greater supply but little choice’ for Mayfair buyers
Stock levels may be at a record high but it has 'never been harder to see the wood from the trees', notes 'Mayfair Guru' Peter Wetherell
Prime Central London buyers’ firepower builds as supply declines
Knight Frank reports escalating pent-up demand for property in prime London, as sales prices continue to fall
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Homes from Home: Priya Black on new-build buyers in lockdown & how Covid-19 could change estate agency
Buyers are not responding to the Covid-19 crisis in the same way as to the 2008 global financial crash or to 2016's Stamp Duty changes, says Knight Frank's Priya Black, who heads up the Baker Street Ne…
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Central London property transactions jump – but buyers remain ‘cautious & price-sensitive’
Winkworth has reported a 48% surge in central London buying activity (15% ahead of the five-year average), but still describes the market as "muted".
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Caudwell unveils vision for £2bn ‘palace of residences’ in Mayfair
Pre-launch details and new images reveal what we can expect from the RAMSA-designed 1 Mayfair, including 'the finest triplex penthouse ever unveiled in the London ultra-prime marketplace'
Deals & listings flow for Daggers’ DDRE Global as Netflix fame beckons
Four-year-old advisory starring in forthcoming Selling Sunset-style show now has over £1bn worth of international real estate on its books, with an average listing value of nearly £11mn.
Mayfair on track to hit £15,000 psf & become ‘world’s most expensive address’
Low stock levels will push values of trophy new-builds to record heights over the coming years, forecasts Beauchamp Estates
Hamptons director joins Savills’ country house department
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh continues to strengthen her country house sales team, with fourth big appointment of the year so far.
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Gove’s leasehold reform plan ‘quietly crumbles’
The Housing Ministry is said to be facing 'fierce resistance from the Treasury' over a proposal to set ground rents at peppercorn rates.
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New estate agency launches in Buckinghamshire
Domus Partners has been set up by James Courtney and Luke Green.
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London Square swoops on important Chelsea convent site
Property developer aims return the prime site next to the Royal Hospital and National Army Museum to residential use, promising 'exceptional design that will enhance and reflect the rich heritage of the…
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Making sense of Mayfair’s super-charged property market in nine charts
New report lifts the lid on the PCL neighbourhood that's outperforming all others, as agency forecasts further growth & 'landmark' deals in 2024
New agents brought in to sell ‘one of Somerset’s greatest properties’
Price tag for the Grade I listed mansion near Bath has more than halved since hitting the market four years ago.
Tom Bill: How much will mortgage rate hikes affect the UK housing market?
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher rates will reduce as the year progresses, writes Knight Frank's…
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