Council backlog delaying exchanges for up to six months in Camden
Agents and purchasers bemoan ‘hugely frustrating’ wait for land searches as town hall deals with staff shortage
In London
Galliard gets to work on luxury resi scheme above Tottenham Court Road Crossrail station
IN PICTURES: Housebuilder has exchanged contracts with TfL on the half-acre “TCRW” site, which promises to deliver 92 luxury apartments and penthouses fronting onto Oxford Street
HNW buyers are venturing beyond RBKC & Westminster
A flurry of £5m+ deals has put Blackfriars Road on the prime London map, as wealthy buyers look beyond London’s traditional luxury postcodes
Palatial Buckingham Gate mansion takes a £5m price cut
Trophy home opposite Buck Palace is still the UK’s biggest open-market listing…
Ballymore launches Goodluck Hope loft penthouses
Eight striking penthouses are now for sale in Ballymore’s new riverfront neighbourhood on the Leamouth Peninsula
ITV’s Southbank development site goes for £145.6m
The UK arm of Japanese property giant Mitsubishi Estate has acquired the prime 2.5 acre Thames-side London Studios site from ITV in an all-cash deal
How we sparked interest in a two-year-old instruction
PCL agency Tedworth reports a trio of hard-won successes including a notable sale in Chelsea, which recently went to competitive bids after sitting on the market since 2017…
Europe’s resi real estate investors are ‘bullish’ despite Brexit & regulatory concerns
Paris, Berlin and Frankfurt are the top picks for real estate investment in 2020, reports PWC
£14m townhouse tucked away on Tregunter Road
Buyer picks up chunky family home in the Boltons Conservation Area with planning to enlarge; other notable sales include a £9.5m house on Notting Hill’s Arundel Gardens and a £9.95m Kensington new-build designed by Onyx London
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
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How to spot the warning signs that a deal is about to go pear-shaped
Seasoned buying agents can pick up on subtle hints that vendors aren’t committed, says Jo Eccles, allowing their clients to exit earlier, on their terms, and with less financial and emotional cost…
