‘Purplebricks 2.0’: Estate agency trumpets strong performance & rolls out a ‘Money Back Guarantee’
"Today we present Purplebricks 2.0," declares CEO Vic Darvey, as the hybrid estate agency sets an ambition to double its market share to 10% of property sales over the next few years.
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Veteran estate agency brand Humberts back on the expansion trail
“We feel now is the best time to be building on our success and re-starting our expansion programme,” says 179-year-old estate agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration just before the…
Prime London estate agency Bective relaunches under new management
Bective - formerly Bective Leslie Marsh - has relaunched its six branches under the management of Dexters alumni Thomas Dainty and Craig Tonkin, and ownership of European real estate giant Ghelamco.
London estate agency Portico acquired by Leaders Romans Group
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Savills adds senior names in Notting Hill & Islington
Marsh & Parsons and Knight Frank alumni join the agency's prime London network.
Major agency reins in long-range PCL forecast
Strutts now expects cumulative growth of just 4.4% by 2030 - down from 9%-12% at the start of the year - but sees downward pressure easing in 2027.
In Pictures: Inside Oliver Burns Studio’s £21.25mn show apartment at The Bryanston
3,872 sq ft turnkey residence is the latest designer collaboration at Almacantar’s 54-unit super-prime scheme overlooking Hyde Park.
Reality check: will ‘mansion tax police’ really be inspecting homes?
There are significant issues with the roll-out of the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge, but recent headlines seem a bit excitable.
RBKC vs Westminster: What do the latest ONS numbers really tell us about PCL?
Westminster prices are apparently down by a quarter and RBKC by 15% - but the detail tells a rather more nuanced story.
Behind the Structure: Understanding ownership risk in prime residential property
Required Reading: Sanctions have raised the stakes when it comes to navigating complex ownership structures. Anthony Hanratty explains what prime property professionals should be looking for.
Grosvenor warns historic London homes could lose their appeal without planning reform
Great estate pushes for shake-up to help Mayfair & Belgravia properties cope with rising temperatures.
Council intervenes over future of one of Britain’s most important mansions
Buckinghamshire officials take formal action over deteriorating condition of historic Rothschild estate.
In Pictures: $157mn trophy estate emerges from ‘one of the most iconic renovations in Palm Beach history’
This newly-completed 27,000 sq ft waterfront compound comes with 15 bedrooms, a sunken clay tennis court, private theatre and boat lift.
‘Cost pressures are real but so is the opportunity’: The new economics of prime resi construction
Skills shortages, regulatory delays and the net-zero push are piling pressure on projects - but a repriced PCL market could work in developers’ favour, argues Ben Godfrey.
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