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Media headlines ‘are not aligned’ with PCL property market reality, says buying agent
'Buyers are feeling overwhelmed by news reports and headlines, which are often not fully reflective of the experience many of them are having on the ground,' says Jo Eccles of Eccord.
‘We have seen a huge rise of people returning to their roots’: Property market predictions from a Welsh buying agent
West Wales Property Finders boss Carol Peet expects demand for country and coastal homes to continue to run hot in 2022.
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Weakest Links: Top buying agent lambasts ‘bucket shop’ conveyancers & online estate agents for property chain delays
Ed Heaton took drastic action to salvage a property chain - buying the flat at the bottom to ensure all five deals went through, including his own sale at the top.
‘Next year will see super-prime return with a bang’ & other property market predictions from a top buying agent
Edward Heaton, founder and managing partner of buying agency Heaton & Partners, shares his top property market predictions for the year ahead.
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‘Incredibly rare’ unmod villa backing onto Primrose Hill seeks £10.85mn
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Grosvenor names new CEO & CFO as profits jump
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Savills expands super-prime lettings operation; recruits new North London chief
Isabella Birch Reynardson's specialist division is expanding into high-value regional rental markets, while Stevie Walmesley has moved from DDRE to lead the team in North London.
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Expanding super-prime brokerage recruits APAC market specialist
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has brought in Savills high-flier Wai Kit Chan to boost its international reach.
Waldorf Astoria-branded scheme in Abu Dhabi sells out on launch day
All 133 luxury new homes at Aldar's Waldorf Astoria Residences Yas were snapped up in less than 24 hours.
Out of office: £3.5bn of office space sold for ‘repurposing’
New CBRE analysis underlines a 'significant shift in the UK real estate landscape' over the last two years.
‘Landmark’ resi development opp hits the market in Edinburgh
Savills says the New Town site 'is a truly unique opportunity to deliver a landmark development in one of Edinburgh’s most desirable and architecturally significant neighbourhoods.'
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