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Home-mover activity ‘begins to stagnate’
The number of home movers has dropped by 42% since 2007, according to the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association
Talking Heads: Chinese buyers have turned to the Home Counties
Before the pandemic, only around one in 20 Chinese and Hong Kong home-buyers used to look for a home in England's Home Counties; now it's nearer one in five, according to a new study.
Summer lull cancelled as activity surge continues
There will be an unusual pattern of activity for buyers and sellers to navigate this year, warns Knight Frank
Economists predict ‘a slow recovery in activity, but a relatively benign outcome for house prices’
House prices are likely to fall by 7% as a result of Covid-19, predicts Oxford Economics - but the risks are "heavily skewed" towards much, much bigger price falls of almost 40%...
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£81mn London property portfolio frozen
UWO granted over 85 flats as Crown Prosecution Service probes source of funds.
Lending in the Shadows: What the MFS collapse means for London’s prime property market
Is the high-profile failure of the bridging lender indicative of a wider issue in property finance, or an isolated incident - and what can we learn?
Planners back major rejig at Chelsea Barracks amid ‘significant’ market shift
Luxury townhouses switched out for apartments in next phase of super-prime Belgravia scheme, as developer cites changing demand.
In Pictures: Inside Gunter & Co’s £9.6mn apartment at 60 Curzon
London studio joins roster of designers at the 32-home Mayfair scheme, where sales recently topped £270mn.
Real estate powered Dubai’s rise as a magnet for expats. Can its brand survive this war?
Professors Hassan F. Gholipour & Mohammad Reza Farzanegan explore the rise and potential fall of one of the world's leading luxury property centres.
Where next for Europe’s branded residential sector?
Scheme numbers set to more than double by 2032 as brands ramp up expansion - but growth is being outpaced globally, new analysis shows.
International buyer lands six apartments at super-prime Mayfair scheme
Buying agent Ollie Marshall says multi-unit acquisition, with a combined asking price of £55mn, is a 'huge endorsement for London'.
Interview: Stephen Green & Ben Holland on the realities of running a high-end resi design practice
HollandGreen’s founders on how the design landscape and client expectations have evolved over the past 15 years, and what comes next.
‘State of the art’ Kensington townhouse with high-level heritage seeks £16.75mn
This Victorian home raised the game with one of the world's first hydraulic passenger lifts.
FT: Meet the TikTok realtors selling £20mn mansions on their socials
The Financial Times profiles eight super-prime dealmakers using social media to build business.
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