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Domus man Shaw joins Youhome in Notting Hill
The self-proclaimed “new category of estate agency” has attracted another big name to its ranks in prime London, recruiting Domus Nova's former Head of Sales, Chris Shaw.
Most surveyors believe Covid-19 will drive property demand away from urban areas, high rise blocks & communal spaces
The latest RICS survey of surveyors included a question about potential shifts in the desirability of certain features of properties over the next two years.
Rental valuations jump to a record high as the lettings market bounces back
Viewings of properties for sale are still well below the five-year average, reports Knight Frank, but both landlords and tenants are now more active than before the pandemic.
OnTheMarket signs up more paying customers but braces for ‘short-term’ revenue hit
Portal now has 9,000 branches on paying contracts and has seen 'strong increases' in weekly new instructions, traffic and leads, but expects its bottom line to suffer from reduced ad spend and the cost…
The Curate’s Egg: Why the housing market headlines are well off the mark
What is happening at ground level is far too complex to be covered in a newspaper by-line, writes Saul Empson
Zoopla celebrates as lockdown fee discounts attract hundreds of new branches
Zoopla offered arguably the most generous Covid-19 support package of any global property portal - worth an estimated £30m to agents; it seems to have worked.
Back to work: How the London property market is really faring
While a move to the country may the be trend du jour, the bright lights of the capital will be turned back on in time, says Guy Meacock
Watch: Mandarin Oriental Mayfair construction time-lapse
See months of graft condensed into ninety seconds with this time-lapse of Clivedale's forthcoming Mandarin Oriental-branded scheme on Hanover Square.
Property tycoons gift £80m to found an eponymous Oxford college
The billionaire Reuben brothers (David, 81, and Simon, 78) have donated a huge chunk of money to Oxford University, where it will be used to establish "Reuben College" and fund the Oxford-Reuben Scholarship.
Buyers down for fixer-uppers, reports north London agency
The hunt is on for value and scope to create dream homes, reports boutique firm after selling two refurbishment projects on the same road in St John's Wood
Surveyors ‘remain cautious’ despite pick-up in market activity
New buyer enquiries, newly agreed sales, and new instructions have recovered since the lockdown, but surveyor sentiment is still not buoyant.
Strutts alumni launch new country house estate agency
Oxfordshire-based start-up The Country House Department is being pitched as "a modern medium for the finest country homes, created to do justice to the most exceptional properties".