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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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New head of sales at Knight Frank Richmond
Top-billing agent Edward Adler takes the reins at firm's longstanding base in SW London.
Strutt’s former rural chief teams up with top buying agent for new venture
Jess Simpson & Matt Sudlow have launched Stoneacre Advisors to provide private clients with advice on high-value, complex, rural property transactions.
Luxury brokerage sets up new Private Client Service
New end-to-end offering from United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty will connect ultra-prime property markets including the UK, UAE & Saudi Arabia.
Currency Matters: Once again, Prime Central London real estate is on sale
The pound has been taking a pummelling & US buyers now have an unprecedented opportunity to capitalise in the PCL property market, explains David Huggett.
Savills Ski opens in Gstaad
Lucinda Brousse is running the new Swiss office.
Brokerage lists important Arts and Crafts mansion in Surrey
Sublime 1896 creation by Charles Voysey is regarded as one of the finest examples of its œuvre.
The Gift Horse: Ollie Marshall on London’s ‘unbelievable’ opportunities for prime property buyers
Markets have become irrational and some remarkable homes are going for a song, reports top buying agent; the key is knowing how to capitalise, and where to look.
OB Private boosts Mayfair team
Luxury agency's new hire, Joe Mason, brings experience from Savills’ flagship Knightsbridge and Sloane Street offices
Buyer sought for brace of Knightsbridge apartment buildings
'Most rare opportunity' launched on Beaufort Gardens, with a combined price tag of over £19mn.
The Future Is Green: Property industry insiders on balancing luxury & sustainability
Members of The Luxury Property Forum share expert insights into how the prime resi industry is embracing the challenges & relishing the innovations of taking a more sustainable approach...
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Deal sealed on £18.75mn Holland Park townhouse
'When an exceptional house is correctly priced, demand can be strong,' reports agency.
NDAs in prime property transactions: Essential privacy tool or negotiation hazard?
Top buying agent Jazmin Atkins evaluates the pros and cons of using confidentiality agreements in elite-level real estate deals.