Portal reports another record day as sales supply begins to pick up
Tuesday 23rd March saw the highest number of Agreed Sales of any single day over the past ten years, says Rightmove. A new website traffic record was set the next day - when more new sales listing went live than on any other day so far this year.
Property portal reports record traffic, but vendors continue to wait
Record numbers of people are browsing the internet for a new home - but there's a dearth of new sales listings...
Record highs for housing demand & rental supply
Propertymark reports that 2020 saw more home-buyers register and more sales agreed per estate agency branch than any other year of the last decade.
Return to school drives sharp pick-up in sales & lettings enquiries
"Home schooling is turning to home searching," says Carter Jonas, as parents "refocus and prepare for a move in time for September 2021 and the start of the new school year."
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International buyer secures ‘one of the best mansions in Belgravia’ in another pre-Budget mega-deal
Grand 1901 townhouse on Lygon Place, asking £21.5mn, was formerly the Italian Embassy & Defence Attaché.
£80mn mansion sale reported in Chelsea
American fashion mogul linked with 'UK’s most expensive deal of the year'
Super-prime London property agency launches Marbella outpost
Gary Hersham's Beauchamp Estates is opening a fifth Mediterranean office.
Second-home buyers race to beat SDLT deadline
UPDATED: Agencies finalise series of 'rapid' high-end sales in Prime Central London following surprise tax hike announced in the Autumn Budget.
Why the US election could ‘open the flood-gates’ for international real estate investment
'This coming US election will be more than just a decision on leadership - it could signal a new phase of high demand for international real estate,' says Parisian buying agent Susie Hollands.
Charles Curran: ‘It is still business as usual’ in PCL despite the Budget’s ‘selection of crackers taxes’
Last week's Labour Budget was 'driven by ideology, penalising those they simply did not need to tax or tax further,' argues top-end estate agency boss Charles Curran.
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Assessing the value & premium of luxury branded residences
Four years after the branded residences model emerged, pioneered by Four Seasons, this niche financial strategy has evolved into a diverse & thriving sector of the global real estate market, explains CBRE
Grand townhouse near Harrods heads to auction, guided at £9.25mn
Grade II six-storey specimen is one of the largest on Knightsbridge's Montpelier Square.
KFH opens flagship branch in Notting Hill
Large-scale agency launches new sales & lettings operation in the famous west London neighbourhood.
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Portal flags prevalence of chain-free property listings as investors sell-up
'Recent tax changes & incoming council tax premiums for second homes have unsettled property investors & second homeowners with some now looking to sell,' says Zoopla.
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