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Leave it to the professionals: Why it's time to stop self-diagnosing property values
A seller dead-set on the self-diagnosis of his property's value gets Giles Barrett asking whether we should still be Googling our symptoms...
Giles Barrett is a director at boutique west London estate agency Domus Nova.
Forget macro-economics – the key driver in the property market is much simpler…
Rather than politics, currency fluctuations or legislation changes, the market’s sustained performance is actually being underpinned by an innate desire for progress in our lives, writes Giles Barrett...
Greedy fingers are wanting too big a slice of the property pie
Seasoned buying agent Simon Barnes reports on a worrying trend in the PCL market...
By Simon Barnes
London Values: Why nothing is guaranteed
Philip Eastwood explains why you can’t be too scientific when it comes to buying property - or luxury watches...
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Sales launch at boutique Marylebone resi scheme
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My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Gary Hersham
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Rare new-build mews trio to launch in Kensington
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