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Prime country buyers make their move as further rate rises loom
The number of offers accepted outside of London hit its highest level for 20 weeks in the seven days after the mini-budget last month.
London’s super-prime sales pipeline surges as wealthy buyers return from the USA & Middle East
A busy summer of high-end dealmaking points to a strong sales season through to November at least.
Prime London buyers securing the biggest discounts in Mayfair & St James’s
The average reduction from the original asking price is at nearly 8% in PCL’s most expensive postcodes, according to new analysis
Buyers splashed nearly £500m on top-end country estates last year
Sales in the 10m+/100-acre category hit their highest level in a decade in 2021, with domestic buyers dominating proceedings
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