PCL buying agency toasts £80mn of deals despite ‘testing’ market
Camilla Dell's Black Brick reveals its standout acquisitions of 2025, including a ‘landmark’ Georgian villa in Hampstead, a classic Marylebone townhouse, and a trophy Mayfair apartment
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New approach now needed to get big-ticket deals over the line, reports Winkworth, following benchmark sale in Belgravia.
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Knight Frank says buyers are still prepared to 'leapfrog the market' when best-in-class options come up.
Agency brings £14.5mn Nash villa in Regent’s Park to market
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Upper Tribunal dismisses HMRC appeal in long-running tax dispute.
Developer offers £42k private school sweetener to homebuyers
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Grade II* mansion in 230 acres, used as a school for more than a century, has the potential to be reborn as a spectacular private residence.
Rare receivership sale completed on Eaton Square
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‘2026 likely to prove one of the lowest years for London transaction volumes on record,’ warns Foxtons boss
Major estate agency's profits hit hard by 'materially lower' sales volumes and 'short-term volatility' in the lettings market.
Knightsbridge Gate nears sell-out after £30mn double deal
Middle Eastern buyer picks up two neighbouring apartments at the luxury PCL scheme, leaving just one residence available.
Burnham ‘rules out’ scrapping Stamp Duty in the next Budget
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