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Law Society licenses proptech firm to provide up-front sales info
Gazeal says that pre-filled Protocol Forms can shave two weeks off transactions times...
‘2,000 buyers’ on wait list for new Surrey scheme
London Square reports ‘unprecedented’ demand for viewings at its forthcoming Walton On Thames project, which isn’t due to launch until next month.
FT: The problem with the UK house price index
Valentina Romei explains the pros and cons of the UK's various housing market indices - and how to read them - in this useful guide for the Financial Times.
Savills expands its Private Office network
The Savills Private Office now has 17 senior players around the world, offering a single point of contact for "a growing number of privately wealthy individuals seeking discreet, in-depth, worldwide property…
Webinar: Marketing a luxury property development
The next Luxury Property Forum webinar will take place on Thursday, looking at how best to market a luxury property development, with insights from Qatari Diar’s Mhairi Smith, Ebury Communications' Emily…
French duo Lacaton & Vassal win the 2021 Pritzker Prize
Paris-based social housing specialists scoop architecture's highest honour.
Ellingworth on leasehold reform: Be careful what you wish for…
Charlie Ellingworth runs through the potential implications - and unintended consequences - of the government’s latest proposals to up-end the ancient leasehold system.
Qatari Diar appoints new PR agency to promote Chelsea Barracks
Bacchus has been brought in to help market Qatari Diar's flagship Chelsea Barracks scheme.
New head of department at Savills Islington
Dan Fox has joined Savills' base on Upper Street after four years at Knight Frank.
Cripps Pemberton Greenish bolsters resi team with PCL specialist
Zainab Dakhil has joined the top 100 law firm from Royds Withy King.
Interview: Jess Simpson on the country market revival & why the property industry needs to embrace flexible working
PrimeResi meets top buying agent Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills director and the former head of Strutt & Parker’s buying arm, who set up her eponymous firm in 2018 and now heads an all-female team specialising…
Average transaction time jumps to 295 days
Property sales are being agreed more quickly, but the processing of transactions is taking a lot longer than before the pandemic and Stamp Duty holiday.