Secret Agents: Quiet listings & off-market property deals have soared in the last year
More than 135,000 homes were sold without ever appearing on a property portal or being publicly advertised in 2021, according to new data, while a quarter of £1m+ sales in London were off-market deals.
‘An unusual year’: Britain’s pandemic property market in nine charts
The ONS has produced a series of charts that illustrate what happened to the property market in 2020, from national price inflation rates to a growing preference for larger homes.
‘Strongest ever’ start to the year for London’s £5mn+ property market
128 London homes changes hands for more than £5mn in the opening three months of the year; 25% more than in Q1 2021, and 24% more than in Q1 2020.
Six key issues that will shape the property market this winter
More vendors are cutting asking prices, notes Knight Frank, demonstrating "a flicker of nervousness" in the property market as summer turns into autumn.
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£21mn lateral sold at The Bryanston
New Year boost for London's super-prime market as international buyer picks up 3,786 sq ft apartment overlooking Hyde Park.
Latest show apartment unveiled at boutique Mayfair scheme
A.London returns to 36 & 37 Hertford Street, completing a pied-à-terre project aimed at international buyers seeking turnkey living.
Buyer lands £10mn ‘architectural gem’ in Highgate
6,200 sq ft super-home designed by Eldridge London sells in off-market deal.
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Daggers: UHNWIs ‘want every reason to come back’ to London
UK capital is 'the best city in the world by a mile... We just need to get our shit together,' super-prime broker tells The Times.
Global brokerage reveals its biggest deals & listings of the year
Sales of a $200mn-plus estate in Germany and a $185mn beachfront trophy home in Sardinia were among the highlights for Sotheby's International Realty in 2025.
Foxtons moves into new HQ
High-profile agency relocates after 24 years to 'state‑of‑the‑art' digs just across the road in Chiswick Park.
High-end sales surge in London amid post-Budget clarity
Latest data shows £5mn-plus exchanges jumped 29% in Q4, although prices continued to slide across the capital's top postcodes.
Savills names new office heads in Oxford & Cardiff
Gemma Chandler and Jonathan Latham take over from Richard Binning and Chris Potts, respectively.
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