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Demand for ‘new & immaculate’ grand country houses blossoms
New-build and newly-refurbished grand country houses are selling under competition, writes buying agent Jess Simpson, as more buyers hunt for a country house in immaculate order.
High Net Worth & Retiring: Understanding London’s booming ‘later living’ sector
New report estimates London has £62 billion of 'under-utilised space' in the form of large, mortgage-free family houses, with £5 billion in Kensington & Chelsea alone;
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
A weekly stock check, powered by LonRes
Plans revealed for ‘an entire new district’ in Manchester city centre
U+I's 30-acre Mayfield development is 'a once in a lifetime opportunity', says the Council
Resi performance bolsters Carter Jonas’ Model Estate
Property consultancy's notional agricultural estate saw its total value drop by 1.7% last year, despite positive performance from residential elements.
Housing market ‘close to static’ as spring bounce falls flat
March may be the traditional start to the homebuying season, but prices rose by the narrowest of margins across England & Wales last month, according to LSL & Acadata
London asking rents have jumped by 8.2% in the last year
Asking rents in the capital are at an all-time high, reports Rightmove
Architects are a bit more positive about future resi workloads, but Brexit fears remain
RIBA's latest Future Trends survey tells us that architects' workloads 'remain steady for most, but Brexit uncertainty remains a threat'
Weekday evenings are the best time for generating leads from property portals
Sales listings on Zoopla generate most leads at 9pm on a Wednesday; the sweet spot for rental listings is 8pm on Monday
This ‘peerless’ Billionaires’ Row mansion is asking nearly £36m
Ultra-prime new-build measures nearly 25,000 sq ft and occupies one of the biggest and best plots on The Bishops Avenue
Trading Standards launches new body to police estate & letting agents
The new National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team will act as the lead enforcement authority for the purposes of the Estate Agents Act 1979 and the Tenant Fees Act 2019
Opinions sought on new money-laundering rules for high-end letting agents
The EU's Fifth Money Laundering Directive is slated to come into play in January, requiring UK letting agents dealing in rents above €10k per month to carry out AML checks on their clients.