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Auction buyers unswayed by remote shift
Allsop's first resi sale of 2021 raised more money than a ballroom event put on at the same point last year.
Off-plan sales numbers slip
The share of new homes being sold off-plan has fallen from a peak of 39% in 2016 (c.69,000 units) to 33% in 2020 (c.49,000 units), according to a new index from Hamptons.
Chinese heiress rents high-profile Mayfair mansion for £1.55m a year
Billionaire’s daughter lays down record £3.1m deposit and signs up to pay £130k a month after seeing K10 Group’s Culross House appearance on a reality television show.
Fairway tees up another PCL acquisition drive
PCL-focused resi fund has so far bought ten properties in Belgravia and Knightsbridge with a combined value of £70m, and is now looking to deploy another £50m.
Grosvenor sells prime Mayfair block with penthouse planning
City-based asset management firm London & Oxford has acquired a prime resi block in Mayfair from Grosvenor, paying c.£11.5m for the freehold interest.
RBKC gets tough on owners of empty homes
Council to trial the use of Empty Dwellings Management Orders and forceable sales in ‘severe circumstances’.
Off-market activity ‘has been continuing at a cracking pace’ in Scotland
"While a superficial look at the current market might suggest an ongoing lack of supply, activity under the radar has been continuing at a cracking pace," writes Jennifer Campbell of Scottish property…
Sales volumes could soar by 50% this year, predicts Mayfair agency
Wetherell expects competition to heat up as the international market returns.
Assael Architecture moves into Australia
Top UK architecture firm looks to tap Australia's burgeoning build-to-rent sector.
Keller Williams names new top table team
Marc King has taken over from Josh Team as President of tech-led Texan real estate franchise Keller Williams, which has a growing presence in the UK.
‘Less than 3%’ of all leads from property portals convert to sale or let
Independent analysis finds major disparity in value for money and lead conversion rates between the three major players.
Eccord bolsters property management team
Chestertons' Aisha Ahmed joins Jo Eccles' recently rebranded firm, which now looks after £1.5bn worth of properties across PCL.