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Former Countrywide agent launches indie land agency
Former Lanes Director Simon Cox hosted a big party at Somerset House to launch his new land agency, Walter Cooper, which was set up during lockdown last year.
PCL’s luxury seniors housing market is being turbo-charged
London’s wealthiest seniors are considering their post-retirement options, and their ability to invest in luxury housing is huge, writes Tom Scaife...
Broker-model agency attracts Savills’ Kennedy in Shoreditch
Gavin Kennedy has joined self-employed estate agency Harding Green, after a decade with Savills.
Millionaires’ Rows: Britain’s most expensive streets in 2021
There are now 11,673 streets in Britain where the average property value is over £1m, says Zoopla, which has crowned Kensington Palace Gardens as the UK's priciest address for the thirteenth year in a…
£38m villa on Avenue Road is a ‘once in a lifetime’ sale
‘Unique and captivating’ mansion - on one of the biggest and best plots - has planning to extend up to a mighty 18,000 square feet.
Savills Mayfair hires PCL specialist from Strutt & Parker
Fehd Alsaidi is said to have achieved some of the highest values in many of the capital’s most prestigious addresses.
Valuation Viewpoint: Winter is coming
Over-valued markets will eventually over-correct, says James Wyatt...
Most home-owners are NIMBYs, concludes survey; 72% don’t think their local area needs any new-build homes
72% of British home0owners don't think their local area needs any new homes, according to a new survey. Over half don't want new homes built near them.
Rightmove & Channel 4 team up for innovative digital product placement campaign
AI-powered digital product placement on Channel 4's flagship property TV show, Location Location Location, "marks a step-change", says Rightmove's marketing chief.
‘Boomerang buyers’ seek out London bolt-holes
The 'escape to the country' was one of the defining stories of the pandemic, but it was merely the opening chapter of a bigger story, reports Knight Frank.
‘Pandora Papers’ leak exposes more offshore London property deals
"Secret" owners of luxury homes in London have been revealed in a huge data leak, including details of a widely-reported Qatari-owned property on Cornwall Terrace.
Hamptons ramps up new homes offering with high-level hires & regional ‘hubs’
Estate agency rolls out resi development services across its 90-strong network; announces raft of senior hires, including former Knight Frank partner Tom Hawkins.