PCL sales volumes down by over a quarter on last year (but don’t panic, it’s ‘just a correction’)
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‘Dramatic’ fall in PCL house sales (even for an election year)
A significant reduction in transactions is to be expected in an election year, but there have only been nineteen house sales across the whole of Belgravia, Chelsea, Knightsbridge and Kensington in…
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Recession survivors see conveyancing volumes hit ten-year high
The total number of conveyancing firms active in the UK market last year (5,871) was down 24% on the 7,733 seen in 2007, which means that a whopping 1,862 firms have either exited the market or merged…
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PCL transaction levels running at 35% below five-year average
In the first quarter of 2015, there were 35% fewer transactions across PCL than there were, on average, in the last five years, notes buying agency Turnbull Property.
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Boardroom rift heads to the High Court as AIM-listed firm launches proceedings against its chairman.
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Star Douglas Elliman broker targets London’s super-prime market
Luxury NYC specialist secures exclusive US representation for raft of landmark developments as American demand continues to build.
Prime London transactions up 14% as more buyers come off the sidelines
Knight Frank says buyers and sellers have become 'hardened to the volatility' as latest numbers suggest an improving picture across the prime postcodes.
Developer & contractor convicted over fatal London tower incident
Foster + Partners cleared of health and safety breaches over fatal Corniche window fall; St James and Lindner Prater found guilty.
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Georgian gem changes hands on Fitzroy Square in off-market deal
Demand for best-in-class homes is driving top-end activity in PCL, says agency behind latest benchmark sale.
‘A home is the centre of family life, not an untapped tax stream’: Wealthy London boroughs unite against ‘mansion tax’
RBKC, Westminster, Richmond & Wandsworth say residents could end up paying more than half of the proposed national levy.
London’s super-prime market goes into summer recess
Latest LonRes Data: Under-offer numbers halve as £5mn+ deals and new instructions fall sharply amid 'uncertainty and a lack of urgency'.
Rhodium hires former Nobu exec to lead global growth push
Dean Main's luxury property consultancy brings in Diane Daudin-Clavaud as Chief Development and Strategy Officer.
Malins Group rolls out private client arm
Property group launches new division for owners restoring, remodelling and creating ‘exceptional’ homes.
Record-breaking $70mn mansion sale in Silicon Valley as ‘AI investment fever’ fuels luxury market
Andrew Skurman & Suzanne Tucker-designed estate is Northern California's biggest resi deal of the year.
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