Lettings sector is property industry’s Wild West – RICS
Industry welcomes lettings regulation
A whole bunch of lettings industry organisations have been cheering the Lords decision to to introduce a modicum of regulation to the lettings business.
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Dear Vince: RICS rallies members to help “eliminate the cowboys”
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has urged its members to write personal letters to Vince Cable ahead of this month's House of Commons debate on the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.
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Harrods Estates bolsters Middle East Lettings Desk
Harrods Estates has strengthened its Middle East Lettings Desk with a new hire.
Mohamed Zaghloul joins as Lettings Negotiator from Foxtons, where he worked on sales and lettings across RBKC.
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‘An important moment for independent agency & brokerage in the UK’: Harding Green acquires The London Broker
Industry heavyweights join forces to ‘supercharge’ the UK broker model.
Autumn Budget ‘to hit 100,000 properties with mansion tax’
Latest rumours suggest a revaluation of homes in F, G & H Council Tax bands is likely.
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Deal sealed on £35mn Scottish Borders estate
One of the biggest country sales of the year completed last week.
Top Chestertons & Foxtons agents join UK Sotheby’s International Realty
Brokerage adds luxury specialists Stephanie Russo & Thomas Brooks to its growing PCL team.
Fatemi & O’Brien named among Sotheby’s top global property brokers
PCL duo achieve top-tier status across brand's 26,100-strong worldwide real estate network.
Strutts continues high-level hiring spree in PCL
Toby Downes has returned to the 140-year-old property agency after holding senior positions with Savills, Redbook & Haringtons.
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£70mn deal streak for Strutts’ Estates & Farms team
A strong autumn market saw the agency conclude 'landmark' sales in Wiltshire & Surrey - and tee up some big transactions for the coming weeks.
Buyers compete over rare unmod townhouse in Notting Hill
Stucco-fronted property just off Westbourne Grove went for well above asking after becoming available for the first time in over 40 years.
Agents report ‘extraordinary’ sales & lettings run in North Surrey
Knight Frank handled £106mn-worth of property sales & saw a 171% jump in super-prime lettings in the area through Q3.
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‘Fortune favours the brave’: Inside the Chelsea sale that defied the market
Jamie Hope reveals how a bold pricing strategy on Glebe Place sparked a bidding frenzy and delivered 20% over asking - amid some of the toughest conditions in recent memory.
By Jamie Hope
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Specialist country house agency hits £500mn sales milestone
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Global design studio Blink lands in London
Clint Nagata's luxury-focused firm expands with new UK base, helmed by some well-known industry figures.
Harding Green adds another SW London specialist
Peter McCosh previously ran the Savills sales team in Battersea.
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