Main image: Slape Manor in Dorset, which came to market via Savills in September
Prime country house market snapshot: Q3 2017
Prices are still sensitive as stamp duty continues to hamper top-end country house sales, says Savills
Middle Eastern buyers pile into the UK’s prime country house market
Knight Frank has noticed a tripling in the relative number of Middle Eastern buyers spending over £5m on English country houses...
Prime country house market slows as caution reigns
Prime regional property prices fell by an average of 0.6% in Q3, leaving the annual change at +0.1%
The prime country house market remains muted, but there are signs of pent-up demand forming
Knight Frank reports the highest number of country house buyer enquiries in five years, but price growth and stock levels are not moving
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Buying London ‘axed’ after one season
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Former Knight Franker Hobbs relaunches land & development consultancy
Halifield Land temporarily closed after director Jason Hobbs fell ill; the firm and its founder are now back in action, seeking development site in London and the South East.
Pre-Budget speculation spooks Prime London sales market
Fears over looming tax changes are already having repercussions in the capital's top neighbourhoods, as high-end sales slump & appraisals soar.
Deal sealed on ‘one of the most important private estates in Jersey’
Neo-classical inspired mansion, said to rank among the finest private residences created in Britain in recent years, was guided at £32mn.
Financial Times: How Knight Frank is trying to shed its fusty image
Knight Frank's Chair William Beardmore-Gray discusses diversity, growing pains & the 'complicated game' with the FT.
HBA Residential installs super-prime specialist as creative director
Katie Earl takes creative helm at luxury resi arm of hospitality design giant Hirsch Bedner Associates.
Wealth on the Move: Europe’s top relocation destinations for HNWIs
Knight Frank takes a deep dive into what's driving prime housing demand among wealthy expats in Europe, delving into property trends, lifestyle, tax and policy shifts.
Former Hamptons director acquires ‘design-led’ estate agency Aucoot
Boutique firm unveils new-look senior team & sets sights on expansion within & beyond London.
Voluntary ‘mansion tax’ could be coming to Surrey
Local council looks to rally support for a 'bold' idea pioneered in Prime Central London.
Young professionals are ‘flocking’ to the West Country, says buying agency
An influx of new permanent residents since the pandemic 'has changed the dynamic for many towns in Cornwall', says Black Brick.
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