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HS2 Residents’ Commissioner makes first recommendations
The HS2 Residents’ Commissioner, Deborah Fazan, has published the first in a series of regular progress reports, outlining a few suggestions that might help HS2 Ltd get on better with property owners…
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."
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…
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.
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.
Government issues competition law warning to estate and lettings agents
The Competition and Markets Authority has been firing out warning letters to firms it suspects being mixed up in anti-competitive agreements to restrict the advertising of fees.
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;