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Knight Frank ramps up country division as more buyers escape the city
The agency has bolstered its London-based Country Department by a fifth to cope with demand.
The Guardian: Revealed – the huge British property empire of Sheikh Mohammed
'The controversial ruler of Dubai has acquired a land and property empire in Britain that appears to exceed 40,000 hectares (100,000 acres), making him one of the country’s largest landowners'
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Boutique Mayfair agency moves into the country market
Ex-Savills and Strutts director Luke Morgan has joined DS Churchill to run its new operation in the Cotswolds.
Saudi prince reportedly sells Cotswolds estate for ‘more than £120m’
It appears that Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan has sold Glympton Park in Oxfordshire to the King of Bahrain.
Prime Central London ‘has now bottomed out’ – Savills
Back to work plans are boosting demand for town and city homes, says Savills, but the country house and coastal property markets are still riding high.
A chronic shortage of supply has put sellers in the driving seat
The first few good houses to hit the market this spring are going to do very well indeed, writes country buying agent Robin Gould
The ‘escape to the country’ trend has ‘evolved to a more urban focus’
“The search for space is far from over but the trend has a more urban flavour now,” says Knight Frank research chief Tom Bill.
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Charlie Wells: ‘The past few months have been the busiest in a decade’
Country houses and estates have been flying off the shelves since August, often without even reaching the open market, reports buying agent Charlie Wells - although the initial hysteria has now largely…
In Pictures: High-spec historic house in Sussex with ‘nothing short of spectacular’ modern extension
Higham House was reputedly visited by Henry VIII, and now features a show-stopping swimming pool complex.
Buying agency predicts London market will go ‘stratospheric’ in 2021
‘We are nearing the end of the quiet before the storm’, says Stacks’ Sara Ransom.