Price growth and build volumes will be subdued, but 2017 is a year of innovation for resi construction – JLL
A round-up of real estate sector predictions from JLL
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PCL house price growth hits five-year low
Property prices in prime central London nudged up by 0.3% in April, says Knight Frank, to take the annual rate of growth at a five-year low of +2.8%.
Property price discounts hit five year low
The average property for sale on Zoopla is now reduced by 6.05% compared to its original asking price; that's the lowest discount figure since 2010.
OBR cuts 2020 house price forecasts by 5% – but the Budget won’t affect the market
The Office of Budget Responsibility has revised its medium-term forecasts for the property market down by 5% to +34.1% by Q1 2020, but not as a result of yesterday's Budget.
In real terms, that's a +13.
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Savills Private Office adds trio of HNW specialists in London & New York
Big-name appointments boost the firm's offering for the globe-trotting super-rich.
Guernsey’s biggest privately-owned estate seeks £65mn
The 80-acre Havilland Hall comes with a Regency mansion, a private 'village' and an array of leisure & business facilities.
Grosvenor Square penthouse finds buyer at nearly half its original asking price
Seven-day exchange follows more than three years of marketing for hefty Mayfair duplex.
Daggers’ DDRE tops £200mn in 2026 sales; adds five more advisers
'Buying London' brokerage brings in new dealmakers and reports run of big-ticket transactions in town & country.
Inside 1 Mayfair: Caudwell completes first residence at ultra-luxe scheme
Lavish show apartment dressed by New York designer Jamie Drake is pitched at £83.7mn.
High-profile agency reopens SW3 sales operation
Chestertons has a dedicated Chelsea sales team for the first time in nine years.
Agency seals string of super-prime St George’s Hill sales
The latest big-ticket residence to change hands on the exclusive private estate was guided at £13.75mn.
Interview: Alexander Main on entrepreneurship, building a brokerage & getting PCL deals done
‘You can’t just wait for the market to come to you’: Agency founder talks HNW buyer trends, turning marketing spend into sales & why half his firm’s deals this year have involved another agent.
Savills downgrades prime forecasts; no recovery for PCL prices until 2029
Prime London and regional property prices are likely to decline further next year, says top agency.
UK Sotheby’s signs Surrey specialist from Savills
Experienced agent joins as firm gears up for ‘important next step’ in the county.
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