Location: London
‘Extremely focused’ buyers see no need for a second viewing
The proportion of UK properties sold after a single viewing rose from 17.8% in 2019 to 28.1% last year, reports Knight Frank.
UK house prices rose by 8.5% in 2020 – the highest rate since 2014
The latest official UK House Price Index tells of significant property price inflation last year, despite Brexit and the pandemic.
The total value of property sales tumbled by 38% last year
£171.7bn-worth of homes were sold across England & Wales in 2020, down from £277.5bn in 2019.
Deal Digest: Nine notable penthouse sales from the last year
Much attention has focused on the appeal of large detached houses since the onset of the pandemic, but HNW buyers also appear to be looking up in search of space.
Galliard gets to work on £140m West End scheme
Construction starts on resi-led TCRW Soho project after developer completes legal purchase from TfL.
Fitzroy Place penthouse pitched at £12.5m
4,500 square foot spread is one of W1’s finest, say agents.
Heatmapped: House prices soar in south west hotspots
Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have all been flying, with annual inflation running at over 15%, while parts of London have slipped into negative territory...
Lincoln Square penthouse goes for £12m
Knight Frank has managed to do £30m-worth of sales at Lodha UK's Lincoln Square scheme in WC2 in the last year, including a super-prime penthouse deal.
Savills recruits new Westminster sales boss from Marsh & Parsons
Laura Wilcox-Chandley has spent the last ten years in charge of M&P’s South Kensington and Chelsea offices.
Myth-busting: A buying agent’s guide to the off market
‘Off-market’ is a concept which is much overused and often misunderstood, writes Philip Harvey - but now, more than ever before, it’s the key to securing the right houses for clients...
Former Hamptons PCL lettings director joins Johns&Co
Boutaina Cansick takes charge of Johns&Co's lettings division after 14 years at Hamptons International.
Design team picked for Camden Highline park project
A team led by New York Highline designers James Corner Field Operations has won a competition to turn a stretch of disused railway viaduct in Camden into a new public park.