Location: United Kingdom
Colliers names new head of UK valuation & advisory services
Sara Duncan will be taking the reins from industry veteran Russell Francis, who is set to retire early next year
Highgate super-home hits the market at £40m
Spectacular 18,300 square foot contemporary mansion on a two-acre plot is one of the instructions of the year...
‘We are having to act like buying agents to find properties’ – Hamptons
A recent super-prime deal in Belgravia shows how selling agents are being forced to go above and beyond in the stock-starved PCL market...
High-end US property rental firm raises $50m; plots significant London entry
Turnkey apartment operator Blueground plans to enter the London property market by the end of this year, building up a portfolio of 1,500 luxury rental properties by 2023
Northacre hires new construction director
Ex-Bouygues and Berkeley Homes man Robert Gibson will be managing the construction of landmark projects No. 1 Palace Street and The Broadway
Government unveils ‘Monuments Men’ style heritage drive to list more buildings
It's the "most ambitious heritage preservation campaign for 40 years", declares Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick
New studio and high-end lettings arm for Ballantine Percival
Buying agency and resi development consultancy hires ex-Chard man to roll out rental offering, and hatches plan to open a new 'collaborative' studio in west London
Change in government is biggest worry for UK’s wealthy
A new PM, tax changes and failing health are the top three concerns facing HNW residents right now, according to a new survey
Long-Term Prospectors: Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new breed of buy-to-let investor
Clients are increasingly coming to buy-to-let with a long hold in mind, intent on capitalising on lower prices and a weaker Sterling, while showing less interest in yield, reports top buying agent Hannah…
£1m+ deals have soared 12-fold in 20 years, as the average house price has almost tripled
Today's prime property market is "much bigger and more complex" than in 1999, says mortgage firm Private Finance as it charts the rise of seven-figure transactions over the past two decades
New lettings manager for PCL agency Nicolas Van Patrick
Boutique Knightsbridge-based firm recruits Strutt & Parker's Alice Umfreville to help grow the rental side of the business
Buyer in £35k SDLT fail over ‘grounds’ definition
Couple claimed their £1.5m Hertfordshire property should be classified as mixed-use, and therefore taxed at the lower rate