Letter from the country: The worst stock shortage in 30 years
Buyers in West Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire are offering long-stop completions as available options remain severely limited, reports Jennie Hancock.

Jennie Hancock is founder and director of West Sussex buying agency Property Acquisitions
Homes near top country clubs sell faster, reports agency
Half of high-end buyers contacting Knight Frank's Oxfordshire branch are looking for access to one of the area's top establishments.
Jess Simpson on the prospects for the super-prime country house & estates market
'As we enter 2024 there are over a £1bn worth of super-prime rural farms and estates available to buy - and the majority of these are only available off-market'
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Charlie Ellingworth on the London & country markets: Not very exciting – but is that such a bad thing?
As January - and the traditional market forecast season - comes to an end, Property Vision's co-founder surveys the landscape, and looks at what the rest of 2024 might hold.
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LonRes founders Carrington & Payne on 25 years in the prime London property arena
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£15mn price tag for turnkey Mayfair townhouse with Omani royal provenance
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Super-prime developer shells out c.$100mn for trophy Dubai plot
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Reuben Brothers brings in boutique agency for One Carrington sales push
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