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Winkworth: PCL deal-making hits 18-month low as buyers tighten the screws
Even heavily discounted stock isn't cheap enough for buyers, reports agency, as chief exec bemoans annual ritual of autumn tax speculation.
Investigation links £2.2bn of UK new-build property with ‘suspicious’ wealth
Transparency International points fingers at developers and conveyancers; calls for an expansion of AML requirements.
Fine & Country opens Palma outpost
Former pro footballer to lead estate agency's new Spanish operation.
Moveli adds former Hamptons business development head
Brokerage launches lead generation unit to help agents secure more instructions.
Russell Simpson recruits Strutts veteran Meacock
Notting Hill sales chief, who helped launch two high-profile London offices, makes move to the expanding family-run agency.
Top-flight London design studio expands into Middle East
Laura Hammett is opening a permanent base in Dubai next month.
Another big-ticket deal sealed at Mayfair’s 60 Curzon
Four-bed apartment guided at nearly £25mn finds a buyer at the Thierry Despont-designed scheme.
Mansion tax territory: Three withdrawals per £2mn-plus sale; twice the wait for a buyer
New figures reveal the scale of the challenges facing the top end of England's housing market, with another Budget imminent and the HVCTS looming large.
Prime London rental yields hit 17-year high
Landlords are still wary of regulatory changes and higher taxes, which is keeping a lid on supply.
New regional brief for Chestertons’ Knightsbridge lettings director
PCL operator steps up after nine years with the firm, as figures reveal shifting landlord behaviour and rising tenant demand in the wake of new regs.
‘The rapid rise in mortgage rates is really beginning to hit buyers’ budgets’ – Rightmove
London has bucked the national trend this month, posting a 2.5% jump in average asking prices.
Rental price growth accelerates for a tenth month – Hamptons
Yet the agency's analysis suggests most new first-time buyers are paying more in mortgage payments than they previously paid in rent.