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‘Extremely rare’ Isle of Arran building plots brought to market
Portfolio of development sites are spread across the ridiculously picturesque island off the west coast of Scotland.
UK prime resi prices set to rise 9% this year, but PCL’s bounce ‘has been delayed’
Runaway property price growth in the regions is likely to soften from next year, predicts Savills, while Prime Central London prices are set for a sharp upwards bounce once international travel resumes.
‘Fit for a Dowager Duchess’: Mayfair flat pitched at £32k per month
This 4,291 sq ft duplex apartment on Upper Grosvenor Street was once home to Dowager Duchess Lady Eleanor Percy.
Purplebricks ditches self-employed agent model
Hybrid estate agency Purplebricks is overhauling its business model, transitioning its network of local sales agents from self-employment to fully employed status.
Holland Park locals given six months to ‘save’ Notting Hill Police Station for community use
A Holland Park landmark on Ladbroke Road is being marketed for sale by the Mayor’s Office of Policing & Crime.
Landmark Mayfair townhouse relisted at £11m
Gothic-style affair on Farm Street is a real one-off.
Mega Digs: Exploring London’s elite ‘basement belt’
London has seen "a normalisation of single-storey basements as the 21st-century version of the loft conversion," says Professor Burrows in a new study of the capital's "luxified troglodytism".
North West developer tees up £40m scheme in RBKC
Simon Ismail & Fred Done’s Salboy has acquired a prime site in the Earls Court regen zone.
Bumper H1 for Savills’ development land division
£1.25 billion worth of sites were transacted in the first six months of the year, 48% up on the three-year average, and there’s ‘no sign of a summer lull’
Trials begin for government-backed digital ID scheme
Centralised verification hub promises to significantly speed up the buying & selling process.
Prime London simmers down after record-breaking deal surge
Transaction volumes were 39% below the five-year average last month, reports LonRes, but ‘key metrics suggest the prime London markets are holding up well’.
Netflix fame leads to ultra-prime deals for French agency
Kretz & Partners, the family-run firm starring in The Parisian Agency, has just sold an €80m mansion in Paris in collaboration with a well-known ex-Knight Frank agent…