PrimeResi Resources
Essential knowledge & tools for luxury property professionals.
Reference Briefings
Required Reading: How to gauge flood risk before buying a seafront property
Academics from the universities of Oxford, Coventry & Portsmouth reveal an alarming lack of understanding around flood risks amongst home-movers.
Transatlantic Wealth Moves: How to help US clients buy with confidence
Prime Central London remains a hotspot for HNW American homebuyers - but even short-term ownership brings complex cross-border legal responsibilities, cautions top lawyer Lorna du Sautoy.
‘I have never known such a challenging marketplace’: Inside 2025’s great country house slowdown
Mishcon de Reya's Idina Glyn speaks to some of Britain's top rural property agents to uncover what's really been happening in the prime country house market.
COMPLIANCE
Propertymark flags ‘major concerns’ in UK sanctions rules
There's a mismatch between rules around financial sanctions and anti‑money laundering regulation, warns trade body.
TPO confirms new Ombudsman & CEO
Lesley Horton & Andy Clachers have been formally appointed to succeed Rebecca Marsh.
UK property market still a ‘safe deposit box for the corrupt’ as trusts conceal £64bn in assets
Transparency International has exposed a 'perverse situation' that still allows 'dirty money' to be hidden in UK prime property.
Forecasts
‘We’re confident 2025 will remain buoyant’: Analysts predict 1.18mn resi transactions this year
7% more sales have been recorded so far this year compared to 2024, reports TwentyEA, as 'strong growth continues across supply and demand'.
Average house prices still set to rise 3.5% this year, predicts CBRE
Real estate consultancy takes a more bullish view of the UK property market in 2025 than other research units.
Another big property firm halves 2025 house price growth forecast
Gráinne Gilmore's team at Cluttons has recast its predictions for both the mainstream & prime London markets.
Research Library
‘Air conditioning could become a necessity for many buyers,’ claims London estate agency
Just 1.2% of current property listings mention air conditioning.
Ranked: Where people pay the most inheritance tax
Analysis of recently-released HMRC data reveals a 19% jump in the number of estates affected by IHT.
‘The London market has turned a corner,’ reports super-prime agency despite slump in £15mn+ sales
41% fewer ultra-prime sales were agreed in Prime Central London in the first half of this year compared to 2024, but Beauchamp Estates thinks the market is now 'levelling out'.
Profiles & Interviews
From Acquisitions to AI: How Polly Ogden Duffy is future-proofing John D Wood & Co
Inside the strategic moves, market insights, and bold ambitions shaping one of the best-known brands in prime property.
Evolving expectations, earned experience & the long view: Guy Meacock on 20 years of prime property buying
The Prime Purchase director discusses two decades of property market shifts, understanding clients' mindsets - and the early-career lesson he never forgot.
‘We’re kicking ass’: Michael McHale & Sam Patterson of KIRE on rewriting the estate agency rulebook
'We realised that agents could become the glue that brings a community together': PrimeResi meets the founders of NW London’s hottest boutique property agency.
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