Location: United Kingdom
Rare Portland Place mansion goes to best bids
Overseas buyer snaffles grand Grade II* townhouse on one of the capital’s most famous thoroughfares.
Knight Frank appoints new Channel Islands chief
KF's South East Country head Oliver Rodbourne is now also leading the residential sales team on Guernsey and Jersey.
Buyer demand eases but remains 55% above ‘normal’ levels
“The stamp duty holiday boosted demand in the housing market, yet buyer demand remains elevated despite the initial holiday ending," says Grainne Gilmore, Head of Research at Zoopla "- signalling that…
FaceTime buyer picks up Knightsbridge development opp
Trevor Square townhouse with tonnes of potential was asking £4.25m.
Multi-million pound funding to help salvage heritage construction skills
Traditional skills are at risk of being 'lost forever', says Historic England, with ‘grave consequences’ for the country’s older buildings.
Rental demand reaches an all-time high
Propertymark member branches have an average of 97 tenants on their books, up from 82 in April. It's the highest figure on record for the month of May, significantly higher than last year's 70.
‘Incredibly rare’ trophy asset comes to market in Kensington for £50 million
“It is incredibly rare for an unbroken freehold block of this scale and stature to become available in such a prime location," says Knight Frank of Allen House, which offers the prospect of a significant…
Which parts of the UK property market are likely to be most active over the summer?
Seasonality is set to return in the coming months, as the Stamp Duty holiday steps down, says Knight Frank. But which parts of the UK property market are likely to be most active over the summer?
Market boom boosts agents’ earnings
While average commission rates have dipped slightly over the last year, the average take-home fee has risen by up to 9.5% in some parts of the country.
‘Race for space’ still fuelling prime regional markets, but mind the widening expectation gap
‘Whichever way you look at it, the past year has been about buyers with the means to do so looking for more space both inside and out, and their willingness to pay a high price for that space,’ says…
UK resi market set for first ‘£100 billion summer’
Factors have combined to set up the ‘highest grossing quarter in UK residential market history’, says JLL.
RER converts historic Richmond site into 56-unit scheme
The developer’s latest project is centred around the former home of poet and playwright James Thomson, author of ‘Rule Britannia’