Location: United Kingdom
Upsizers boost larger home prices to a record high
Agreed sales of detached 4+ bedroom houses more than doubled from August 2019 to August 2020 (+104%), reports Rightmove. Sales of other three- or four-bedroom homes were up by 55%.
Spotting Opportunities: Six drivers of this strange & nuanced prime property market
Fund manager-turned-buying agent Fraser Slater examines the key drivers of activity in the current market, while pinpointing a few areas of opportunity - including some of London & Surrey’s most prestigious…
‘A lot of players are ending up in hotels’: Footballers struggle to score top-end rental homes
A shortage of £15k+ per month listings means that some Premiership footballers have been unable to find homes to rent as the new season starts, says Knight Frank.
Watch: Go inside 31 remarkable London buildings with Open House film series
The largest festival of the urban landscape in the UK, Open House, has launched a series of 31 films opening up buildings across London that are normally closed to the public.
High-flying former Savills director launches new buying agency
Richard Winter has left Savills after 17 years to specialise in acquiring high-end homes in and around Surrey’s ‘Golden Triangle’.
Ranked: Britain’s highest & lowest Council Tax areas
Rural areas tend to have higher Council Tax bills than urban locations.
Heat Mapped: London & national house price growth
Demand for detached properties has boosted average prices in outer London suburbs, according to the new e.surv HPI...
New sales head at Knight Frank Hyde Park
Laura Dam Villena returns to run the W2 base after setting up Knight Frank Queen’s Park.
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi’s regular stock check, powered by LonRes...
Winkworth brings in Stackhouse to lead new development & commercial investments team
National estate agency looks to capitalise on the 'huge opportunities' being created by the Government's planning reforms with an all-new division headed up by Bective's Adam Stackhouse.
Native Land moves into Edinburgh, launching its debut development outside of London
Luxury London property developer Native Land has just launched sales at its first scheme outside of the English capital, marketing the first batch of apartments at its 152-unit scheme in central Edinburgh.
GME picks up ‘landmark’ west London site from Lendlease
Acquisition of Empire House on Chiswick High Road is one of the largest resi deals done in London since since the start of the coronavirus pandemic;