Location: London
Super-prime transactions take a tumble in Manhattan
London isn't the only place where top-end transactions have tanked recently. Although the prices of luxury apartments in Manhattan hit new heights in 2015, the number of $10m+ deals fell by nearly 14%.
Stuck In The System: Housebuilders hit back at ‘bumper backlog’ claims
A weary Home Builders Federation has hit back at claims that developers in England are sitting on a record 475,647 green-lit, but unbuilt, new homes.
Pastor signs up ex-Foxtons & W.A.Ellis man
Simon Green joins Curzon Street-based sales team
Consero recruits new Head of Sales from CBRE
Luxury property developer Consero London has recruited a new Head of Sales for its high-end residences in London and the home counties.
Five new commissioners brought in to Historic England
Culture Secretary John Whittingdale has appointed five new commissioners to the governing body of Historic England.
Change at the top for the Grosvenor Estate
Jeremy Newsum is to retire from his role as Executive Trustee of the Grosvenor Estate at the end of this year.
Colliers buys tech city specialist Hatton Real Estate
Colliers International Group has bought London property agency Hatton Real Estate, which will rebrand immediately, for an undisclosed sum.
Superhome Improvements: Ten additions that ‘make a property ultra-prime’
These, according to one firm, are the ten key features that take a property into the ultra-prime league (and help it sell "up to 30% faster").
Savills opens up in Maida Vale
Savills has taken its tally of branches in the capital up to 36 with the launch of a new offering in W9.
Mayfair Flyer: Quick stats on a ‘Golden Decade’ and the return of residential life
There was an unexpected spike in pre-Christmas activity in Mayfair, says local estate agent Wetherell, as the firm bagged just shy of £50m in sales in the traditional holiday wind-down.
Rumours of change at the top as Countrywide moves London heads to Oxford Street HQ
Countrywide plc, owner of estate agency brands including Hamptons International, Faron Sutaria and John D Wood & Co, has consolidated its head office personnel into one swanky Oxford Street HQ, as Sky…
Prices and transactions rise as the prime country market adjusts to a new landscape
While prime central London flatlines, the prime country market has been posting some meaningful growth in average values and transaction numbers.