Location: London
Poor block management and conveyancing delaying deals
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based buying agency Sourcing Property has noted a marked rise in the time it's been taking to get transactions over the line.
MD Jo Eccles
Significant price growth ‘unlikely’ in the prime country house market
The long-term outlook for the prime country market is definitely positive, says Knight Frank, but the election result "is unlikely to lead to significant price growth."
Prime Purchase recruits industry heavyweight from Humberts
One of the top names in country house estate agency has jumped the fence over to the buying side.
Deconstructed: Under the skin of Huf Haus HQ
With fewer than 200 examples throughout the UK, a Huf Haus is a rare thing in these parts.
Travel Agents: Chestertons announces Avios rewards tie-up
In what's being billed as an industry first, Chestertons is offering clients travel rewards on its sales, lettings and management services.
Topland hires new FD; looks to boost £400m loan book
Sol Zakay's real estate investment outfit Topland Group has hired Simon Wilson as its new Finance Director.
No post-election price bounce for prime central London
“The notion of a sudden return to double-digit annual growth or any sense of ‘business as usual’ is unfounded,” says Knight Frank's Tom Bill as the firm records the lowest annual growth in PCL…
A Note of Caution on post-election prime central London
Interest in luxury homes may have blossomed in the days after 8th May, but it will take time before the uptick translates into meaningful transaction levels, warns Richard Barber of W.A.Ellis.
Stacks Property Search goes on the hunt for London buying agents
One of the longest established property search agency in the UK, Stacks Property Search, has kicked off a major London recruitment drive;
Brouhaha over plans to turn landmark pub into a Foxtons
The Elephant & Castle pub, which some say gave the south London area its rather odd name, looks destined to become the latest branch of Foxtons.
Barbican Summer: Developer revamps Grade II listed Brutalist landmark
The covers have come off a new scheme to redevelop a famous Brutalist landmark in the City.
Proportion of cash buyers hits all-time high
The proportion of UK property purchases made in cold hard cash hit a record high during the first quarter, according to new figures.