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Dexters reports surging revenue & profit as London market bounces back
‘Large increase in deals’ delivers a 32% jump in revenue and a 75% leap in operating profit for the 70-branch firm
Property Vision moves into the North West market
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Agents appointed on £60mn St John’s Wood apartment scheme
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Top brokers assess the Iran conflict’s effect on global prime property markets
Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.
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London’s first Park Hyatt-branded residences set for launch this year
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Knight Frank names three new Proprietary Partners
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Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
£10mn Notting Hill project offers chance to create ‘one of the area’s great homes’
Rare unmod Ladbroke Grove townhouse with communal garden access and basement planning comes to market.
Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
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FT: ‘We’re past the $200mn threshold’ – the rise of super-super prime property
'How much is mere showboating listing,' asks FT journalist Mark Ellwood - 'and how much higher can prices for single private properties actually be pushed?'
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Ten Years On: Assessing the ‘profound effect’ of the second home stamp duty surcharge
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