Most home-buyers ‘don’t factor in energy efficiency in their purchase’ – yet
Less than a quarter of surveyors think that a property’s energy efficiency rating has any impact at all on a its selling price, according to a new survey by the RICS. But the consensus is that sustainability will attract a price premium within three years.
‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals "a greater urgency in the desire to move home", allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the…
How Covid-19 will reshape what prime UK home buyers & sellers want
The Covid-19 crisis could drive a "rural renaissance", reports Savills, as affluent househunters shift their priorities in light of the Coronavirus lockdown
Stamp Duty holiday deadline is ‘not a dealbreaker for most buyers’, as vaccine set to boost the property market next year
The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.
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Savills star Sarah Peck joins UK Sotheby’s International Realty
The luxury estate agency is assembling a stellar team as it embarks on a 'new era' under its new owner.
Knight Frank expands super-prime lettings team
Property firm adds new faces to its top-tier lettings teams in Prime Central London and in South West London & the Home Counties
John D Wood installs new Head of Sales
James Waight's promotion marks 'a new era of leadership', says the prime estate agency.
Valouran tees up £200mn luxury resi scheme on Billionaires’ Row
Alex Michelin & Matthew Robertson's new development firm announces plans to deliver a 30-unit scheme on The Bishops Avenue, just weeks after embarking on a top-end project in St John's Wood.
US celebrity advisors team up with boutique British property agency
Compass Sports & Entertainment Division has partnered with David Johnson's INHOUS in the UK & Ireland
Boutique branded resi scheme in Chelsea tops out
Apartments at The Lucan - London’s first standalone Autograph Collection Residences - will come with a suite of five-star services laid on by luxury hotelier Marriott.
Forecast: PCL rents set to soar 24% by 2027, while property values likely to climb 8%
Knight Frank has updated its property market forecasts, expecting Prime Central London prices to out-perform other markets over the next five years.
Huge profit surge for London-listed branded residence developer Dar Global
The property developer, which floated in London earlier this year, is working with top-flight luxury brands including Lamborghini, Missoni and Dolce & Gabbana.
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