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2021 starts with ‘a noticeable drop off’ in property demand
January saw buyer enquiries, agreed sales and new instructions fall for the first time since May, according to the latest RICS survey - but house prices continue to rise (for now).
Is TikTok a viable way to sell luxury homes?
Chris Dietz takes a look at the US-led trend of real estate brokers using the meteoric social media platform to market their listings; does it actually work, and is now a good time to jump on the bandwagon?
Godfrey goes on the hunt for PCL projects
Paul Godfrey's development firm has just sold the final apartment at its latest scheme in Hampstead, and is in talks over a number of sites in the capital.
Beverly Hills mansion sets a new auction price record
Villa Firenze in California was once marketed at $165 million;
Westminster to auction off iconic street signs
Council offers ‘unique chance to own a piece of London’s history’
Savills director completes 40-day transatlantic rowing race
Alex Soskin has raised £100,000 for mental health charities, finishing the 3,000 mile Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge after 40 days, 6 hours and 35 minutes at sea.
Buyer bags Berkeley Square’s only penthouse
Top-floor spread two doors down from Annabel’s goes through at over £4,000 per square foot.
Property developers to face two new taxes to pay for cladding scandal bill
Robert Jenrick has announced that residential property developers will face two new levies, starting in 2022, to pay for some essential fire safety works on high rise buildings, following 2017's Grenfell…
Harding Green expands beyond PCL; offers share incentive to top agents
Top-end broker-style estate agency Harding Green is offering its agents a stake in the company every time they do a deal.
Prime development site hits the market in Fulham
Half-acre plot just off the King’s Road is being marketed with scope for a new resi-led scheme.
Look north of Hyde Park for the rise of the next London village
Bayswater is the most central London location that currently looks genuinely under-priced, writes Ed Lewis, as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the landmark addresses lining Hyde Park & Kensington…
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.