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BoE on the hunt for new Residential Property Forum chief
The Bank of England is recruiting a new chair for its Residential Property Forum, to replace Andrew Baddeley-Chappell.
Market correction coming if interest rates keep rising, says top economist
‘If interest rates are going to have to rise a fair bit, then a correction is to be expected, if not sooner then later’, warns Capital Economics boss Roger Bootle
Property developers told to foot £4bn cladding bill, or government will ‘impose a solution in law’
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has written an open letter to the property industry, insisting that developers "must pay to fix the cladding crisis that they caused" - and agree a fully-funded action plan …
Tom Bill: Four things to watch for the UK property market in 2022
Knight Frank's UK resi research boss runs through the key factors that could affect the trajectory of the market over the next 12 months...
Savills stalwart Thistlethwayte moves on after 27 years
Hugo Thistlethwayte ran Savills' global residential operations for the last six years, having previously set up and managed the buying agency division, Prime Purchase.
The average 2021 vendor sold their home for 46% more than they bought it for
A record 92% of sellers sold their property in 2021 for more than they bought it, according to Hamptons, having owned it for an average of 8.8 years.
Fine & Country makes a move on Ibiza
The high-end global agency has launched 12 new offices across Spain in the last year
‘Remove the barriers for housebuilders’ to fix the housing crisis, argues Lords Committee
House of Lords Committee suggests smaller property developers "should be supported by reducing planning risk, making more small sites available, and increasing access to finance."
Camden’s ‘fairytale’ Cloud House offered for sale off-plan
"There’s nothing else remotely like it in anywhere in London," says Unique Property Company’s listing for the property in NW5. “I
£3.5m price cut for historic Somerset mansion
Praised highly by Pevsner, the Grade I listed Ston Easton Park could make a 'superb country home', according to agents
Which will be the hottest property markets of 2022?
Marylebone, Belgravia and Mayfair have seen the biggest increases in new buyer registrations in recent months, reports Knight Frank
Eddell leaves Savills to launch independent property consultancy
It's "the right time to shake things up," says the former Head of Country Houses at Savills and Knight Frank, as he launches an eponymous consultancy, specialising in high-profile new owners of prime …