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PCL lettings deals up nearly 200% this year, reports major agency
Dexters says it has been agreeing 330 lets every week in January, and has 36,700 prospective tenants on its books - up 48% on last year.
12% drop in new instructions as vendors take stock
Sellers are "reluctant" to list their homes for sale during this third national lockdown, reports Zoopla, but buyer demand continues to escalate.
Agency toasts run of rental deals at Chelsea Barracks
Qatari Diar’s Belgravia mega-scheme is proving popular as HNW tenants hone in on luxury amenities, reports Knight Frank.
John D Wood reports best year of trading since 2015
Countrywide-owned agency recovers from market shutdown to post bumper sales volumes and roll out a suite of new services.
City centre rents suffer as tenants look to suburbs
"The pandemic has led to falling asking rents and a flood of properties coming into the market in a number of the UK’s biggest city centres," says Rightmove.
December’s agreed sales tally was the highest since 2006
Estate agency branches did an average of eight sales deals last month, according to Propertymark, down from 13 in November but still the highest December total since 2006.
Interview: Hutton Bubear on expanding, diversifying & finding the perfect work/life balance
As revealed by PrimeResi today, former Battersea Power Station sales chief Mark Hutton and well-known Savills agent Charlie Bubear have taken up senior positions at Hutton Bubear - the boutique buying…
Battersea Power Station & Savills heavyweights join boutique buying agency
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hutton & Charlie Bubear bolster the acquisition firm founded by their respective partners, Catherine Hutton & Alice Bubear, as it branches out into development consultancy and PCL sales.
Grand Connaught Square townhouse pitched at £8.5m
In Pictures: This 5,184 sq ft Georgian townhouse on Bayswater's "Blair Square" is "well set up for lockdown life", says Savills.
‘Exceptional’ rebuilt Kensington villa finds a buyer
Double-width corker on the Pitt Estate was asking £19.75m and came with a Japanese plunge pool.
Blue Coast Capital & RER secure £23.7m loan for Richmond resi scheme
'Exciting and unique' redevelopment of the Grade-II listed former Richmond Royal Hospital will deliver 56 high-end apartments.
Activity stirs in Prime London’s stock-laden rental market
The Prime London lettings market had a much busier end to the year than many expected, reports LonRes, but supply levels are still running very high...