If you cannot beat them…buy them? On the consolidation of the lettings industry
If the market is to be dominated by mega-businesses in the coming years - as some are predicting - what does this mean for hard-working independents and their customers, asks Anderson Rose boss Jon Byers.
Moving with the times: Why the lettings industry needs to adapt & evolve
Letting agencies will have to take significant steps to grow and advance in the new era, writes Giles Barrett - starting by putting tenants first, and ditching the uniform...
‘Demand in the super-prime rental market is driving a new dedicated advisor’
Buying agents are de rigeur at the top-end of the sales market, but increasing numbers of HNW tenants are retaining specialists to find their next home and streamline the moving process, says DDRE Global's Alex…
Prime Central London agency reports ‘sharp rise’ in big-ticket short lets
Russell Simpson is putting 'more focus' on short-term rentals, after noticing a spike in demand across PCL.
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More details emerge around record Chelsea mansion sale
Low-profile hedge fund boss named by the Financial Times as purchaser of Candy’s '£265mn' Providence House
Super-prime agency lines up brokerage model expansion
'This is not a shift towards scale, nor an attempt to mirror larger brokerage platforms... it is a natural extension of our boutique approach', says Beauchamp boss Gary Hersham.
Knight Frank: Middle East conflict will impact UK housing market in four stages
The agency's resi research boss Tom Bill breaks down the likely path for policy, rates, sentiment and pricing - starting with what’s already playing out in the prime country market
Freehold Marylebone mansion block heads to auction
33-home building is being sold by order of the Howard de Walden Estate, which has owned the land for over 300 years.
Savills installs new head of Fulham sales
Tom Reeves takes charge of multi-office operation in SW London following the retirement of Emma Stead, who spent over thirty years with the agency.
Savills reports flurry of £10mn-plus country deals
Agency tucks away £112mn worth of super-prime country piles as HNW buyers make their move.
Sales hit halfway mark at luxury Kensington scheme
Residence One says its Allen House project has 'consistently outperformed other schemes'
Middleton Advisors boosts Cotswolds buying team
Former Knight Frank agent Charlotte Hall has joined to advise buyers across the region’s most sought-after addresses.
NYC lines up ‘pied-à-terre tax’ on $5mn+ second homes
State-first measure targeting ultra-wealthy and global elite announced by Mayor Mamdani.
Prime London sales market still struggling as uncertainty reigns
LonRes reports another poor month in the capital's high-end property market, with deal volumes and prices both down - but rising under offer numbers suggest there's demand out there.
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Euan Rollo was previously a Director at Savills in Notting Hill; Adam Andersson Broholm was a Partner with Knight Frank in Chiswick.
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Estate agency group steps up expansion with addition of established Prime Central and North West London operator.
Brace of senior hires for Knight Frank in the West Midlands
The property agency has recruited new Directors to lead sales in Shrewsbury and across Cheshire & North Wales.
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