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On the lure of privacy and seclusion
'Owning and controlling your view, however small, is real wealth', as one client said to Charlie Wells...
Online agents ‘have been in steady decline’ for a while
Britain's leading hybrid estate agency Purplebricks peaked in 2018 and is now losing market share, according to some new analysis.
Grosvenor revenue profits halve; GB&I out-performs as European business swings to a loss
Dramatically lower numbers from 2018 to 2019 are "in line with expectations," says Grosvenor Group, and follow "deliberate decision[s] to accelerate UK asset sales pre 2016 and reduce [the] international…
How Covid-19 is affecting prime property markets around the world
Savills has surveyed 50 of its top people in property markets around the world to gauge levels of buyer and seller pessimism and positivity, and assess how the Coronavirus pandemic is changing the residential…
Boutique developer gears up to spend £50m on new sites
The Malins Group is on the acquisition trail across London & the Home Counties
Studio Indigo appoints new CEO
One of London's best-known luxury design practices, Studio Indigo, has appointed a new chief executive.
Eaton Square pied-à-terre with Bond connection up for sale
£795k price tag for short lease option on the top floor of the Grade II* mansion where Roger Moore once lived
Matterport rolls out 3D smartphone solution for agents, designers & contractors
Tech firm's new app promises to turn a physical space into an 'immersive digital twin' almost as easily as taking a photo.
Top interior designer launches new charity; calls for partners to help create ‘rest nests’ for NHS nurses
Karen Howes, founder of Knightsbridge-based interiors design house Taylor Howes, is launching a new charitable initiative and is looking for partners in the interiors and property space to help do more…
In Pictures: Capability Brown’s Hampton Court mansion offered for sale or rent
The storied Prestbury House near Hampton Court is being marketed as "an outstanding lockdown pad", for sale at £6.5m or to rent at £4,500 per week.
‘Socially distanced’ viewings & digital deals: How the property market could function post-lockdown
Government collaborates with the industry on how best to raise the nation's housing market from its hibernation;
Land Registry relaxes identity verification rules to keep property moving through the lockdown
HM Land Registry has made a big change to allow property transactions to continue to be logged through the Coronavirus lockdown...