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PCL dealmaker Harvey Cyzer on the state of play in Mayfair’s property market
The headlines may be bleak, but sales revenue at OB Private’s Mayfair office is up 228% year-on-year - so are smart buyers seeing what others aren’t? The agency's director explains what’s really happening on the ground.

Harvey Cyzer is Director & Head of Private Office at OB Private. He has over 25 years of professional experience within the luxury real estate industry including 12 years as a Proprietary Partner at Knight Frank, the world’s largest private property firm. During his time at Knight Frank whist taking responsibility for the Mayfair office he oversaw the prime central London offices including Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Chelsea, Kensington and Victoria. Harvey has been responsible for many of the record breaking Central London sales and his clients The Grosvenor Estate, The Crown Estate and many of London’s successful developers including Finchatton.
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