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Foxtons heralds sharp increase in London property market activity
'It’s fair to say that as planned, we are ahead of the curve,' says estate agency boss Guy Gittins as the market turns upwards.
£5mn+ property sales remain ‘well ahead of pre-Covid norms’ in London, despite sharp drop last year
Some £5.7bn-worth of luxury homes changed hands in London through 2023, reports Savills, despite a marked slowdown from the pandemic-era property boom.
Industry Reactions: Official data reveals UK house prices falling at fastest rate in 12 years
The latest UK House Price Index tells of 'a frosty end to the year', says Jackson-Stops, while buying agency Garrington says November 'was the moment the slowdown turned into a slide'.
Behind the Schemes: Inside the UK’s first Grade I listed net zero project
The remarkable tale of how an ancient manor house in Dorset became an operationally carbon neutral building, eliminating around 100 tonnes of CO2 per year and saving the client £150k in annual energy…
Savills launches French residential desk in London
'France is a hugely popular location for international buyers and I look forward to driving more business to our teams across the country,' says Alice Storrie.
‘Proud to pay more’: Most HNWIs want higher wealth taxes, say millionaires
'The true measure of a society can be found, not just in how it treats its most vulnerable, but in what it asks of its wealthiest members,' say Patriotic Millionaires Marlene Engelhorn and Stefanie Bremer.
Prime London Property Market Snapshot: Week 02, 2024
It has not been a busy start to the year for most of prime London's property market...
Only one region in England & Wales is showing positive annual house price growth
Average annual price decline is easing, reports Acadata, but transaction volumes are running worryingly low.
Savills to sell off over 250 lots in first auction of 2024
Property auctioneers enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2023.
Savills makes ‘major hire’ to lead new SW London sales division
After nearly two decades with Chestertons and a spell at Druce, Cory Askew has joined Savills as a Regional Director to helm sales across the South West London Parks region.
CapitalRise secures £250mn funding line to ‘turbo-charge’ growth
Massive new financing 'enables us to turbo-charge our growth and serve increasing numbers of borrowers,' says CapitalRise chief Uma Rajah.
Canterbury’s Chaucer School site offered for £23mn resi development
The former Chaucer School site in Kent has 'vast potential', says Knight Frank.