Hybrid agents gain ground in the £1mn+ market
TwentyEA flags 'a notable changing of the guard' in the estate agency arena, as a broker platform posts dramatic growth.
Self-employed agents gain market share
Self-employed property brokers accounted for 1.8% of the UK's estate agency market in 2024, up by nearly a third from the previous year.
‘The rise of the self-employed agent is seeing inroads into the market share of all estate agents’ – TwentyCi
Self-employed property brokers were behind only 1.6% of new sales instructions in Q2, but analysts expect their market share to grow.
Trio of heavyweight Chestertons agents join Azar’s growing brokerage in PCL
Top-billing sales pros Rowland King, George Smith & Matthew Chard have signed to UK Sotheby's International Realty.
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Rumours suggest major London estate agency primed for sale this year
Sources say private equity investors are lining up bankers to evaluate options for a stake in one of the capital's biggest property firms.
PrimeResi’s 2026 Preview: Flat prices but ‘the strongest buying opportunity since 2008 & 2009’
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Shaw takes the helm at Savills
Simon Shaw has stepped up to become the property Plc's Group CEO, following Mark Ridley's retirement.
Pre-Christmas launch pays off in St John’s Wood
£15.95mn mansion sold in just 14 days ahead of the festive break.
London Super-Prime Market Survey: What changed in 2025 – and what lies ahead in 2026
Non-dom exits, international bargain hunters and a raft of trophy listings reshaped the £15m-plus sector over the last 12 months, reports Beauchamp Estates,
CLS to sell off major SW London development site
Deal tees up another notable resi play for acquisitive developer.
US ultra-luxury market ‘white-hot’ as $100mn-plus deals boom
For the first time on record, every one of the top-10 American home sales in 2025 breached the $100mn mark - in stark contrast with London.
Savills names new office heads in Oxford & Cardiff
Gemma Chandler and Jonathan Latham take over from Richard Binning and Chris Potts, respectively.
Carter Jonas boosts turnover to £94mn
Longstanding property firm updates on 2025 performance and five-year strategy.
PCL homes have lost a quarter of their value since 2014
But the pace of price declines eased across prime markets in the closing months of 2025, reports Savills, with signs that country houses in particular are 'starting to bottom out'.
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