Location: United Kingdom
Prime buyer demand ‘creeps up’ in London
Almost one in five Rightmove listings priced between £2mn and £10mn had found a buyer in Q2.
‘A Dickensian legal process’: Why property deals take so long to complete
Propertymark data shows that, in March 2016, 78% of transactions progressed from offer acceptance to exchange of contracts within 12 weeks; in March 2024, the figure had slumped to just 29%.
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What Will Change? Jamie Hope on what the Labour government could mean for the prime property market
With a Labour government elected on a promise of ‘Change', the MD of PCL agency Maskells looks at what fresh tax policies may be in store.
Behind the Schemes: ‘Breathing new life’ into a Grade I Nash townhouse
Marek Wojciechowski Architects takes us through a reworking of the former home of science fiction novelist H.G. Wells, the firm's tenth project in Regent's Park.
Prime rental market ‘falls back to pre-pandemic patterns’
Rents are still rising in London and the regions, but Savills warns of 'misalignment' between tenant and landlord expectations.
RICS heralds ‘post-election bounce’ for housing market
Surveyors 'have confidence in the newly elected Labour government,' concludes the Royal Institute as housing market optimism builds.
Hamptons recruits Marsh & Parsons’ Lettings Director
Graeme Young is now in charge of lettings across 14 Hamptons branches in the South and Southeast for England.
London law firm boosts real estate team
Naziana Mehdy has joined Fitzrovia-based Spector Constant & Williams as a partner.
CapitalRise taps into ‘high demand’ for bridging loans in PCL
Firm secures new £30mn funding line as appetite for short-term finance grows.
Super-prime Bayswater deal sealed on election night
International buyer secured £12.5mn apartment overlooking Hyde Park while votes were still being counted.
Lomond builds southern presence with Charters acquisition
Charters operates nine sales and lettings branches along the length of the M3, covering a patch from Southampton to Farnham.