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The age of opportunity: Who will win & lose in estate agency’s new era?
Technology has transformed the industry in many ways, but good old-fashioned agency has been thrown out with the bath water, writes buying agent Sophia Wade.
London’s super-prime rental market picks up pace as HNW buyers elect for ‘non-permanence’
'The upwards trajectory in the super-prime lettings market looks set to continue,' says Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as PCL's sales market remains 'uneventful'.
90% of HNWIs face mortgage rejection, claims lender
'Both high-earning professionals and successful entrepreneurs will often struggle to secure the mortgages they want from conventional mainstream lenders due to the complexity of their incomes,' says Investec
Seven charts that illustrate the slowing property market
Propertymark's latest survey of estate agents confirms a slowing sales market.
Ranked: The best UK regions for downsizers
Downsizers aged over 55 are sitting on nearly £3tn in property equity, according to Jackson-Stops.
New digs for the Portman Estate
Great estate to move entire team to its new flagship development, One Great Cumberland Place, in 2025.
Savills boosts Country House Department with trio of top-level appointments
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh's team has made heavyweight hires from Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker.
Former Parkheath director signs to new broker platform
Vita Properties announces first 'brand partnership' since launching its self-employed broker model.
Prime rental price growth ‘stalls’ for first time in three years
The imbalance between rental supply and demand 'continues to unwind', says Savills.
Planners OK renovation of historic convent & chapel in Westminster
Grade II listed site on Margaret Street set for transformation into serviced apartments and events space.
Majority of housebuilders ‘would like to see Labour win at next election’
Some 70% of residential property developers surveyed by Knight Frank would rather see Keir Starmer in Downing Street than a Tory or Lib Dem leader.
Sales market sees strong start to the year, but ‘it’s important not to get carried away by the outlook for the rest of 2024’
Zoopla recorded a sharp increase in property sales and London buyer demand in the opening weeks of this year.