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Special Advisors: What makes a great buying agent?
The best buying agents are enthusiastic, self-motivated, empathetic and decisive - but above all else - opinionated, says Rachel Thompson...
A potted history of the mansion tax in quotes (2009-2015)
The idea of a Mansion Tax has been knocking around Westminster with intent for over five years now, since Vince Cable brewed up a scheme in 2009 to make taxation more fair...
Zoopla rolls out new property news section
ZPG has launched a new Property News section, with separate editions covering resi, commercial, new build and overseas markets.
LendInvest recruits mortgage veteran to run sales and marketing
Peer-to-peer property lending platform LendInvest has recruited an industry veteran as its new Head of Sales & Marketing.
Black Brick looks to Angola for future HNW clients
Prime central London buying agency Black Brick has given a fascinating insight into its business and market position, releasing an analysis of its property purchase and transaction data since it was…
West End’s priciest penthouses launch on Chiltern Street, Marylebone
Galliard Homes and Frogmore have launched what the developers claim are the West End's most expensive off-plan penthouses in the West End, on "London's coolest street" (Conde Nast Traveller).
Abrahmsohn on the year that was (and the ‘black cloud’ hanging over 2015)
Glentree boss Trevor Abrahmsohn makes sense of a rollercoaster year in the prime property market, and reveals his much-anticipated predictions for 2015...
This year has been divided into a number of segments.
Top Marques: On the value of branding in residential property development
In the world of luxury property, says Joe Burns, a brand needs to resonate with its high net worth audience and answer the question, 'why would I want to live here rather than somewhere else?
Who’s just bought New Scotland Yard?
It sounds like JLL has done a sterling job of shifting New Scotland Yard in double-quick time, and there's already been plenty of speculation as to the identity of the £250m site's 'mystery buyer'...
The Right Side of The Park: Why W2 has the strongest development potential of any PCL market
While many of London’s top addresses (including Kensington Palace Gardens, One Hyde Park and The Lancasters) enjoy prime positions along Hyde Park’s seven-kilometre perimeter, Knight Frank has…
‘Something of a stalemate’ despite supply hitting a three-year high – D&G
"Politics hasn't completely stymied the market" says Douglas & Gordon, as the agency notches up a 100% increase in new business from August to October.
Demand slips for fourth month in a row – RICS
House price growth is back to its May 2013 level, says the RICS, as new buyer demand continued to drop in October.