Prime country houses post biggest price drop since the GFC
...but high numbers of cash buyers are keeping the top-end moving.
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88% of Savills' London agents report weaker seller sentiment, rising to 94% in the country, but the market is far from frozen.
Knight Frank notches up £173mn of prime country sales in Q1
Correctly priced homes are still attracting competitive interest despite an uncertain backdrop, says agency.
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In Pictures: Property crowd gathers to toast the conversion of a landmark former chapel into five luxury apartments.
Savills brings in Aston Chase veteran Rosenblatt
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Shackleton’s Kensington base lists at £20mn after owner’s ‘extraordinary journey’
Vendor navigated RBKC’s notoriously tough planning system to turn the explorer’s former family home into an art-filled ‘masterpiece’.
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Banda's Head of Private Clients shares her take on 'an increasingly frustrating aspect' of the prime & super-prime rental market.
Sotheby’s International Realty names new global boss
US brokerage veteran Mark McLaughlin takes the reins as Philip White moves into Executive Chairman role.
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Rock legend’s former recording studio pitched as riverside development opp
The Who guitarist's old Thames-side haunt is up for grabs at £3.5mn, with plans for three luxury homes.
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