Online estate agents’ market share drops overall – but rises in the £1m+ market
A "considerable underperformance" by online and hybrid agencies through last year's booming property market “will clearly raise significant interest in the viability of the business model that has failed to gain traction with 93% of sellers last year," says research and data firm TwentyCi.
Specialist SW London estate agency pivots to ‘supercharge off-market selling’ as a platform
Invisible Homes was set up as an "off-market" estate agency in Fulham in 2018; it's now transformed into an online platform to facilitate quiet marketing for other boutique agencies, and has nationwide…
Anti-viral Marketing: How property agents are keeping the market moving safely in lockdown
"This is a golden opportunity for our industry to gain the trust of the public,” says one top industry pundit, as estate agents and buying agents share how they have adapted to doing business by the b…
Airbnb is taking a larger share of the long-term rental market
"Living and working remotely will transcend the pandemic," declares Airbnb as it ramps up its share of the long-term rental market.
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Shell and core penthouse picked up in sales surge at luxury Westminster scheme
11 units were sold in a seven-day, £32mn flurry at Northacre's The Broadway.
Bayswater ‘well on the way’ to catching up with its prime London neighbours
Values are on the rise in the neighbourhood to the north of Hyde Park, along with its profile, as a trio of 'game-changing' schemes take shape.
JLL buyout creates new estate agency
JLL's offices in Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool are now operating as 'Kingsdene', following a buyout by Louise Emmott, Oliver Dolan and Lynsey Smith.
‘One of the capital’s finest residences & a piece of British history’: Ultra-prime Winch-designed penthouse unveiled at The OWO
Buyer sought for 7,700 sq ft 'jewel in the crown' at reworked Whitehall landmark.
Top-end property agency to open flagship Mayfair showroom as new owner looks to ‘transform’ luxury market
UK Sotheby's International Realty is rolling out some 'transformative' changes - including three new high-profile locations - designed to 'reshape the way exclusive real estate is bought, sold & rented'…
American family rents Hampstead ‘castle’ for £250k pa
Estate agency reports a flurry of high-value deals involving American money, including a tenant who paid nearly quarter-of-a-million pounds up-front for this Windsor Castle-inspired home in London.
‘Sticky’ PCL set for deal drought as buyers & sellers enter deadlock
It will take time for vendors to accept the fact that buyers are far more price sensitive these days, says Black Brick.
In Pictures: Banda reveals ‘showstopping’ New York penthouse in the landmark Steinway Tower
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi takes us on a tour of his latest project: a sky-high apartment overlooking Central Park that's expected to hit the market with a US$54.6mn guide price.
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Georgian mansion in Clapham with Rose Uniacke interior seeks £19.5mn
1805 villa is one of the finest homes in the area, say agents.
In Pictures: Banda reveals ‘showstopping’ New York penthouse in the landmark Steinway Tower
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi takes us on a tour of his latest project: a sky-high apartment overlooking Central Park that's expected to hit the market with a US$54.6mn guide price.
‘London’s original loft specialist’ estate agency rebrands
Hamptons-owned estate agency Urban Spaces has a new look.
Major lender pauses mortgage deals for new customers
HSBC has pulled home-buying products after a surge of enquiries as borrowers look to beat another interest rate hike.