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Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Incomplete Land Registry data shows up a handful of super-prime sales from earlier this year, but a worrying lack of transactions generally
Westminster approves Mayfair resi-to-office scheme
MSMR & Kitesgrove are collaborating on the restoration and transformation of a 18th century townhouse on the corner of Chesterfield Street and Curzon Street
Homes from Home: Priya Black on new-build buyers in lockdown & how Covid-19 could change estate agency
Buyers are not responding to the Covid-19 crisis in the same way as to the 2008 global financial crash or to 2016's Stamp Duty changes, says Knight Frank's Priya Black, who heads up the Baker Street…
Guild reveals agents’ top coronavirus-related questions
Membership organisation reports much confusion around furloughing, marketing, EPCs, AML, insurance and inventories as agencies struggle to adapt
London property firms band together to support the LifeLine Phones 4 NHS charity campaign
Aston Chase, Avanton, Beauchamp Estates, Landhold Developments, LonRes and Wetherell are all helping out with a drive to donate unused mobile devices to Coronavirus patients, allowing them to stay connected…
NYC mansion relaunched at $38m below original asking
'Palatial' townhouse on Beekman Place has seen 77% wiped off its valuation since 2014
Mortgage approvals sink to seven-year low
Latest stats from the Bank of England show just 56,200 approvals for house purchases were recorded in March - the fewest since March 2013
New virtual network for luxury property professionals launches with influential founder members
Priya Rawal's Luxury Property Network is holding its inaugural online event next week, with panellists from Savills, Elicyon, CapitalRise, Lansgrove and Blick Rothenberg.
Country house market recovery thwarted
After three years in the doldrums, country house prices and activity were beginning to turn up in Q1, says Knight Frank. Now prices are likely to drop by 3% this year.
Covid-19 – a catalyst for positive change in the property market?
While it would be easy to only see the negatives, this situation will be what we make it, writes Tim Hyatt...
Countrywide’s income could plunge by 73% in Q2 – but the company says it can survive a ‘reasonable worst case scenario’
78% of the estate agency giant's employees have been furloughed, with remaining senior management all taking pay cuts.
In Pictures: Grosvenor finalises Cundy Street plan
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has finalised its plan for the controversial redevelopment of the Cundy Street Quarter in Belgravia, sharing a revamped proposal after 12 months of banter with locals and three…