Location: Prime Central London
Asking prices hit ‘virtual standstill’ as London ‘runs out of steam’ – Rightmove
It's been a while since Rightmove's asking prices went any which way but up, but it happened in May: the month saw a "marked change" to the trend with new seller asking prices "at a virtual standstill",…
Mishcon launches HNW advisory arm Mayfair Private
Leading law firm Mishcon de Reya is launching an independent private client advisory business with offshore fiduciary bods Opus Private.
Agents Giving recruits Regional Directors
Agents Giving is signing up a batch of Regional Directors across the UK to "encourage more agents to get on board as charity ambassadors and to raise more funds for good causes."
London needs £154bn of new housing over the next ten years – Knight Frank
£154bn is needed over the next decade to meet new demand for private housing in London, according to Knight Frank’s Bridging the Gap report.
Prime Property of the Week: The Grape Escape
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JLL Resi Land team appoints National Director
JLL has recruited Thomas Stevenson to its Resi Land team as National Director.
Thomas Stevenson
King’s Road or World’s End? New location mooted for Chelsea’s Crossrail2 Station
Last year's public consultation into the route and options for Crossrail 2 (CX2) - the Chelsea-to-Hackney line - has thrown up a new option for the location of the Chelsea station.
YOO and Gray go to Harrods
Bethan Gray, Elle Deco’s Best British Designer of the Year, has teamed up with John Hitchcox and Philippe Starck's YOO brand for its new interiors offering in Harrods.
Up Country: Prime country home sales rocket 35%
There's lots of life in the country market: sales of prime country homes shot up by 35% in the year to March compared to the previous 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank.
Osborne gives BoE ‘weapons’ to guard against property market risks
"There is no immediate cause for alarm" about the property market, proclaimed George Osborne in last night's Mansion House speech, but "there are on the horizon things that should give us some causes…
Rental stock levels plummet across prime central London
The number of properties available to let across central London has fallen sharply, with one firm reporting that levels are down 22.5% on the same time last year.
Fine & Country makes a move on Russia
Fine & Country has stepped up the pace of its global domination masterplan, opening 16 new offices in the last five months - 15 in the UK - and planning an imminent move into Russia.