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Prime Central London ‘has now bottomed out’ – Savills
Back to work plans are boosting demand for town and city homes, says Savills, but the country house and coastal property markets are still riding high.
Ranked: London’s ten most expensive streets of 2020
Upper Phillimore Gardens in Kensington has been named London's most expensive address of last year, with a median sold price in 2020 of £28 million.
One in nine properties sold above asking price in February, but more deals are taking longer to complete
The number of properties selling for more than their asking price increased to one in nine (11%) in February, according to Propertymark - the highest level since August last year, and the highest February…
A chronic shortage of supply has put sellers in the driving seat
The first few good houses to hit the market this spring are going to do very well indeed, writes country buying agent Robin Gould
Hip to be square: On the growing demand for London’s communal gardens
PCL experts explain how shared spaces became seriously hot property.
The ‘escape to the country’ trend has ‘evolved to a more urban focus’
“The search for space is far from over but the trend has a more urban flavour now,” says Knight Frank research chief Tom Bill.
Carter Jonas ramps up SW planning & development team
Steve Morris, Suzy Birdseye and Alice Williams join the agency’s new hub in Bristol.
Fine & Country expands in Wales
Estate agency network has signed-up a new licensee in Cardiff, following the launch of its first office in Scotland.
Offr partners up with global software giants in bid to slash transaction times
Proptech start-up says its users will now be able to engage with their transactions on the go and exchange contracts ‘in a matter of seconds’.
FT: What the stamp duty charge for overseas buyers means for London
In this piece for the Financial Times, George Hammond speaks to buyers, agencies and analysts about the potential impacts of the incoming 2% surcharge for non-residents.
Portal in a Storm: How Rightmove has performed over the last 12 months
Eight charts from Rightmove Plc's Annual Report illustrate how Britain's biggest property portal fared through the pandemic year.
Mortgage approvals dip but remain high
Encouraged by the temporary Stamp Duty holiday, individuals borrowed an additional £6.2 billion secured on their homes in February - the highest net mortgage borrowing level since March 2016 (£7.