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…
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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.
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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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One of London’s best-known property advisors, Simon Barnes, has joined Daniel Daggers' luxury brokerage.
‘The rarest of opportunities’: Buyer sought for brace of historic mansions in London’s legal land
34,000 sq ft project on Lincoln’s Inn Fields offers diverse possibilities, including one of the capital’s grandest & most architecturally significant period homes.
Savills Private Office adds sports, media & entertainment specialist
Hugh Maconochie has joined the agency's HNW-focused division to lead the Sports, Media and Entertainment team.
Surprise result in £36mn Notting Hill moth mansion dispute
Judge rules super-prime home should be returned to the vendor after more than five years, in what lawyers call 'a really surprising' decision.
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London resi veteran launches boutique buying agency
Matt Leitch's OQO London specialises in property searches & acquisitions for buyers & investors.
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Well-known boutique agency moves into Mayfair
Hermione Russell & Ed Woolgar are leading Russell Simpson's third Prime Central London office.
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INHOUS names new Head of London Sales & Searches
Former Marsh & Parsons and Black Brick agent steps up at David Johnson's agency.
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Interview: Laura Conduit of Farrer & Co on navigating the legal side of luxury property
'It’s about being a normal human being and not a stuffy lawyer'; PrimeResi meets the head of property at one of London's oldest & best-known law firms.
James-Wright joins Cuthill’s Blue Book Agency
Top country house expert moves from The Buying Solution to Lindsay Cuthill's two-year-old firm.
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Maybourne to bring ultra-luxury branded residences to Paris
Claridge's operator confirms plans for 23 top-end residences as part of new 'palace-style' hotel project in the City of Light.
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