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"36% of people typically avoid negotiating due to anxiety", says Douglas & Gordon after polling almost 700 property buyers, renters, landlords and sellers.
‘Celebrity’ homes can command a 10% price premium, claims agency
"There has been a significant sea-change in celebrity attitudes towards collaborating with agents instructed to market their properties," says a top North London estate agency.
Regional asking prices per square metre, compared
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Westminster crowned London’s ‘best performing’ borough for property in 2019
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Westminster tightens construction rules for developers
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