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The number of Londoners buying second homes outside the capital tripled last year
The number of London-based buyers that purchased a second home outside the capital leapt by 309% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Knight Frank, as affluent sorts looked to escape the city.
Spec sees virtual tours soar by 850%
Locked-down buyers are continuing to adapt to the new reality, reports property marketing firm.
Suffragist’s Notting Hill mansion asks £17.5m
In Pictures: This immaculate 6,886 sq ft house on Lansdowne Road was the childhood home of influential politican and campaigner Clara Rackham.
FT: Covid offers opportunity to reshape cities, says architect Foster
Legendary British architect envisages the 'obsolete' office building becoming the 'residential tower of the future’.
Another record price paid for resi site on Hong’s Kong’s Peak
A consortium of developers has picked up a super-prime site in Hong Kong, setting up a significant luxury residential scheme on The Peak.
Foxtons share price jumps as investment rumours swirl
Stock market insiders have suggested that private equity firms could be angling for control of high-profile London estate agency group Foxtons.
‘Halo effect’ as renters move out of city centres
A 'space race' in the rental market is seeing houses find tenants 30% faster compared to last year, says Zoopla.
Knight Frank bolsters Belgravia sales team
Bertie Hare has made the move to Knight Frank after 11 years with Strutt & Parker.
New Central London planning head at Montagu Evans
Guy Bransby will be joining the planning and development consultancy in April, after 18 years at JLL.
Estate agency offers ‘Property Improvement Reports’ to buyers & sellers
Surrey estate agency Power Bespoke has partnered with refurb firm Stoke Park Developments to create reports that "illustrate the potential a property might have."
Mass exodus of foreign workers could hit London house prices – Capital Economics
Analysis links sudden drop in UK population to ‘huge rise in vacancy rates’ in the London and Midlands rental markets.
‘An unusual year’: Britain’s pandemic property market in nine charts
The ONS has produced a series of charts that illustrate what happened to the property market in 2020, from national price inflation rates to a growing preference for larger homes.