Location: United Kingdom
Hamptons teams up with Jersey agency
Countrywide-owned agency forms ‘residential partnership’ with longstanding operator Broadlands.
Savills’ auction team toasts £270m year
Replacing traditional ballroom sales with a live-streamed format has paid off for the agency.
Timeline: Key market milestones in 2020
Despite the eight-week shutdown, many important indicators of activity were stronger than in recent years, notes Knight Frank.
Tom Bill on what 2021 could bring for the UK property market
Tax changes and the withdrawal of support measures mean the post-Covid ‘normal’ will only begin to emerge later next year, writes Knight Frank's Head of UK Residential Research.
£62bn more sales agreed in 2020 vs 2019
Zoopla reports a continuing surge of house-buying activity, particularly in higher price brackets.
Buyer lands significant riverfront mansion in Berkshire
Agents described the Grade II listed West Court as ‘one of the most significant river front houses to come to the market this year’.
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£5m+ sales up 10% in Prime London as wealthy buyers shell out for space
'What has changed is that purchasers are buying larger properties and spending more in higher price brackets', reports LonRes.
Acorn takes on rare ten-home development site in Padstow
Property developer plans to complete ten new homes in the North Cornish seaside hotspot in 2022.
New Nine Elms bridge put on ice
Wandsworth reassesses 'rapidly changing travel choices' as a result of the pandemic.
Tracking down England’s top 40 ‘have it all’ villages
Savills' research team has scoured the country to identify 40 villages – the top five in each English region – that “have it all” for those looking to swap city living for the country life.
Over half of property buyers regret moving to a flood risk area
New research highlights the high and rising risk of flooding to home-movers.