Location: Prime Central London
PCL price rally ‘peters out’
Prices slipped by 0.6% in September to leave the annual fall at 1.8%, reports LCP, with transaction volumes now running at their lowest ever level...
104 property sales worth £2.06bn: London’s super-prime market in five charts
Some fascinating insights into this year's £10m+ sales market from Knight Frank, including a flurry of £30m+ deals, building demand for super-prime, currency plays, and how UHNW buyers are getting younger …
Who will watch the watchmen: On dirty money & estate agency
The government is finally stepping up the fight against the tide of 'dirty money' flowing through the UK property market, but estate agents shouldn't be the first line of defence, argues Saul Empson..
Market Snapshot: Prime rents in London & the commuter belt
Prime London rents have risen for the first time since 2016, reports Savills, while rents in the commuter belt continue to fall
Knight Frank launches scaled-up planning offering in London
Agency assembles dedicated team led by ex-GL Hearn man Stuart Baillie, with ambitious plans to boost market share...
‘We are having to act like buying agents to find properties’ – Hamptons
A recent super-prime deal in Belgravia shows how selling agents are being forced to go above and beyond in the stock-starved PCL market...
Northacre hires new construction director
Ex-Bouygues and Berkeley Homes man Robert Gibson will be managing the construction of landmark projects No. 1 Palace Street and The Broadway
New studio and high-end lettings arm for Ballantine Percival
Buying agency and resi development consultancy hires ex-Chard man to roll out rental offering, and hatches plan to open a new 'collaborative' studio in west London
Long-Term Prospectors: Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new breed of buy-to-let investor
Clients are increasingly coming to buy-to-let with a long hold in mind, intent on capitalising on lower prices and a weaker Sterling, while showing less interest in yield, reports top buying agent Hannah…
New lettings manager for PCL agency Nicolas Van Patrick
Boutique Knightsbridge-based firm recruits Strutt & Parker's Alice Umfreville to help grow the rental side of the business
TBS recruits JLL man to its London buying team
Knight Frank's property finding arm The Buying Solution has hired James Burridge from JLL's Knightsbridge team
Candy consortium eyes Capco takeover, but Capco moves towards Delancey for Earls Court sale
Nick Candy is leading a potential bid to buy Capital & Counties Plc, the FTSE 250 owner of Earls Court and Covent Garden