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£1bn added to UK economy for every 100,000 property transactions – claim
Each residential property transaction adds an average of £9,559 to the UK economy, according to some sums by Knight Frank and the Home Builders Federation.
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Buying agency draws up a ‘definitive league table of post-Covid property hotspots’
National buying agency Garrington has compiled a "definitive league table of post-Covid property hotspots", assessing the best places to live in the "new normal" of 2021 and beyond.
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Strutt & Parker bolsters country house team with high-level hire in the South West
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Native Land lines up next super-prime play with Belgravia acquisition
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Albion Nord appoints two new Creative Directors
The London-based interior design studio is expanding across the UK and overseas.
Griskin brothers team up to advise HNW buyers
Indie buying agency specialises in international & Russian-speaking private clients.
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Mayfair townhouse with Oscar Wilde provenance brought to market at £14mn
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