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More agency branches close as self-employed model gains traction
General market uncertainty has been a factor, but so have various changes within the sector.
Super-prime developer Finchatton recruits new COO from Knight Frank
Anthony Kazan is joining the firm responsible for landmark schemes including Twenty Grosvenor Square & The Whiteley.
‘The outlook has become more positive’: Knight Frank hikes UK house price forecasts
Top-flight housing market analysts have dramatically raised their expectations for house price growth this year, revising the 2024 forecast up from a -4% drop to a +3% increase.
Luxury Outlook: Seven trends for HNW real estate markets in 2024
Top-end property brokerage summarises the big themes at play in the world's prime residential hubs this year.
Rightmove reports ‘tentatively promising’ new year start as buyer & seller activity jump
20% more sales were agreed in the opening week of this year than in the same period last year, while the traditional January asking price rise is more than double the 20-year average.
UK government mulls tax hike for foreign property owners
'It’s striking that other open trading economies have significant restrictions or significant tax penalties or tax takes on overseas property owners,' says levelling-up secretary Michael Gove as pre-Budget r…
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Catch up on all the latest movements and commentary in less than five minutes, featuring data and analysis from Rightmove, Knight Frank, Zoopla, Hamptons, Oxford Economics & more...
‘Pressures on the rental market show few signs of abating’ – Hamptons
Estate agency expects the average rent bill across Great Britain to rise by another 7% this year, followed by 5% in 2025 and 5% in 2026.
‘Street vote’ planning referenda could allow building extensions up to seven storeys
'The value of property may increase as a result of a street vote development order, so there is an incentive for homeowners to work with their neighbours to prepare one,' says Michael Gove's Department…
Will AI render the role of the interior designer redundant? It’s not looking likely…
The relationship between the designer and AI should be one of friends, not foes, writes Morpheus & Co's Antonio Quesada.
Buyer demand ‘tracking 14% ahead’ of early 2023, says Zoopla
'The start of 2024 has been far more positive than this time last year,' notes one estate agency boss.
In Pictures: Ireland’s priciest penthouse hits the market
The Nicholson Penthouse is the 'jewel in the crown' of Chartered Land's super-prime Lansdowne Place project.