Poor block management and conveyancing delaying deals
London buying agency reports ‘considerable’ rise in off-market deals
'Clients prefer the exclusivity that comes with purchasing a home which has not been openly marketed and which many potential purchasers will not yet have the opportunity to see'
Buying agents ‘evaporating’ in London as deals dry up
The number of buying agents working in central London is shrinking as the market toughens up, according to reports.
Super-prime deals still few and far between in London
Just nine £10m+ sales recorded across prime London during Q1, reports Turnbull Property
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Daggers bolsters ADVSR team as digital real estate platform hits $10bn milestone
New Head of Global Partnerships, Graeme Grossman, joins fast-growing venture aiming to 'democratise global property marketing'.
In Pictures: Burj Khalifa’s 21,000 sq ft ‘Sky Palace’ seeks £40mn
Marquee residence in the world's tallest building is being sold as a shell, but agents think it could one day be worth up to £90mn.
Ghelamco kicks off construction at £140mn Battersea Waterfront scheme
The former candle factory site is the last project masterplanned by the late star-architect Michael Squire.
Denham Place Revisited: Grade I Buckinghamshire mansion now ‘priced to sell’ at £45mn
Historic private palace, originally asking £75mn, is being billed as 'England’s most opulent estate'.
Prime Purchase recruits Knight Frank’s Pritchard-Gordon
Buying agency signs up seasoned specialist to cover the eastern counties.
First Look: Inside London Square’s luxury resi revamp of Westminster Tower
The Aldar-owned developer is aiming to usher in 'a new era of refined living' along the Thames with its debut Prime London play.
Buyer demand sinks in PCL as non-dom uncertainty persists
'The wrong end of the telescope is being looked down in relation to foreign investors,' warns Knight Frank's Tom Bill.
In Pictures: Tatjana von Stein-designed show apartment unveiled at luxury Mayfair scheme
£10.95mn Art Deco-themed residence is the second in a series of designer collaborations at 60 Curzon, on the site of legendary A-list hangout Mirabelle.
London’s super-prime rental market booms as non-doms ‘keep their options open’
'A lot of clients have elected to rent as opposed to buy' in the face of tax reforms, says Knight Frank.
Jo Eccles: On the fragmentation of London’s property market & other trends
Real estate dealings have become increasingly complicated in the capital following a major industry shift, reports top buying agent.
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