Location: United Kingdom
Flat prices fall as demand dwindles
Demand for flats in London has slumped as buyers seek more space in light of the pandemic experience, and the cladding scandal takes it toll.
The view from Notting Hill: Reasons to be cheerful
The sales industry is a constant cycle of fear and accomplishment where only the paranoid survive - but every now and then we should pause to reflect on the good bits, writes Giles Barrett...
Wealthy overseas buyers prepare to swoop on UK’s super-prime market
‘Be ready now to beat the rush when the flights resume’, Knight Frank tells vendors...
Savills Mayfair reports bumper year; takes on £100m mega-instruction
The flagship office on North Audley Street has been flying with co-head of PCL Claire Reynolds at the helm...
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes
Property portal reports record traffic, but vendors continue to wait
Record numbers of people are browsing the internet for a new home - but there's a dearth of new sales listings...
Lloyds expects house prices to fall this year
Lloyds Banking Group predicts that average property prices will fall by 3.8% by the end of 2021, with a downside risk warning of negative growth until at least 2024.
Knight Frank picks Notting Hill as one of the world’s top ten neighbourhoods ‘primed for growth in a post-pandemic world’
KF's Wealth Report 2021 identifies ten "up and coming" prime residential locations around the world, including four in Europe.
New Business Realities: Simon Deen on autonomy, reputation & building a new estate agency brand
After 16 years with boutique PCL firm Aston Chase, Simon Deen announced he would be departing in search of a new challenge.
Five Trends: Buying agency picks top PCL themes to watch
Which parts of the market are looking more vulnerable to the 2% overseas surcharge? And which streets are likely to prove ‘bullet-proof’ regardless of wider economic events?
Future Homes Standard: The impact on build costs, supply chains & land values
Higher build costs to adhere to the government’s stricter energy requirements are already being factored into land bids, writes Lydia Mclaren...
Oxfordshire stately home built by the Spencer family lists at £9m
Important Jacobean pile is currently run as a wedding and events venue but could be of interest to private resi buyers, say agents.