More top-end tenants looking to 'try before they buy', reports luxury brokerage
The flexibility of the 'rent-to-buy' structure is increasingly appealing to HNWIs, says United Kingdom Sotheby's International Realty, and super-prime landlords are getting on board.
Tenants & landlords to benefit from PCL market stability – LCP
Following the unpredictability of recent years, 2024 saw a return to stable rental values, longer tenancies & shorter vacant periods, reports buying & investment firm.
Prime Time: Agency reports surge in film & TV lettings demand
The UK's film & television industry is booming right now, and crews & actors have decent budgets for suitable properties.
Nearly 50% of our current buyers are purchasing buy-to-lets within PCL – LCP
Buoyant market conditions are making rental investments look 'very attractive' to opportunists, reports firm.
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Strutts bolsters country house team with hires from Savills & Knight Frank
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Russell Simpson builds Mayfair team
Beau McCarty has joined Hermione Russell's recently-opened office.
Historic St James’s building sold after luxury redevelopment
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Benchmark deal in Marylebone demonstrates art of ‘old-fashioned agency’
£9.95mn apartment attracted multiple bids and set a new 2025 price record - with zero public exposure.
Is the Prime London sales market turning a corner?
Latest LonRes data shows strong pick-up in under offer numbers and stabilising values - along with signs of a resurgence at the very top-end
Brokerage recruits ex-Savills department head
Sam Pagett will be covering the Cheltenham patch as a Moveli broker.
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