Sellers Behaving Badly: Buying agency warns of 'an increasing trend towards vendors changing the goalposts at the last moment'
Bill Spreckley of Stacks Property Search has some sage advice for house-hunters dealing with tricky vendors.
What to read next
‘The market is splintering,’ warns buying agency as buyers show ‘a heightened sense of caution’
"The UK property market has mirrored recent weather trends seen over the last month," says Garrington's research presenter, Olivia Wayne, in the buying agency's August property market snapshot - "with…
Buying agency reports ‘a growing sense of caution amongst buyers and sellers alike’
Property market activity "has remained brisk" over the last month, says buying agency Garrington, although there's "a growing sense of caution amongst buyers and sellers alike, who have increasingly divided…
Poacher Turned Gamekeeper & Poacher: Drawing the buying agency boundaries
Should buying agents also be selling properties for their clients? Camilla Dell takes on a piping hot potato...
Most read
Knight Frank brings in ex-CBRE director for new board-level role
Agency appoints Mike Knowles as Head of Lettings Business Development as part of wider lettings restructure.
des Forges: ‘When the London market turns up, it turns fast’
In Pictures: Top agents and designers gather in Knightsbridge to discuss the capital's prospects & evolving HNW trends.
UK Sotheby’s launches US buyer advisory
Veteran broker Jim Bell joins the Mayfair-based firm to help wealthy Americans navigate the UK's prime resi market.
Knight Frank promotes 129
UK business names 18 new Partners in latest promotions round.
In Pictures: Grosvenor Square emerges from £25mn redesign
Mayfair's historic public gardens to re-open after a significant revamp.
Behind the Schemes: How ‘invisible tech’ helped reimagine a Grade I listed Fitzrovia townhouse
Award-winning collaboration between James Gorst Architects and Mosaic Audio & Visual concealed cutting-edge systems within one of PCL's most significant heritage homes.
Rare St George’s Hill plot goes for record sum
Agents seal off-market deal for unconsented site after three-year pursuit.
Cluttons appoints top market analyst to lead resi business
Well-known research chief and former journalist steps up to lead major agency's residential division.
First Look: Ballymore unveils Bryan O’Sullivan Studio interiors at The Capston
Developer debuts sales gallery and show apartment at Embassy Gardens' 'final chapter'.
Country house buyers hold back in third summer of uncertainty
Exchanges are down 10%, buyer registrations are down 14%, and average prices have fallen by 5% in the last year, reports Knight Frank.
LATEST ARTICLES
Savills: Prime landlords reassessing rents as costs mount
Many are reviewing rental values and adjusting portfolios in response to growing regulatory, tax and borrowing pressures, says agency.
Foxtons warns of sharp profit drop; prepares for ‘a prolonged lower transaction volume environment’
Estate agency says 'trading has been adversely impacted by the prolonged downturn in the sales market, as well as short-term volatility in the lettings market.'
Branded residence boom hits new heights as $200mn Aman penthouse finds buyer
Unfinished Beverly Hills residence is reportedly under offer at more than five times LA's current condo sales record.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Matt Staton
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
London’s Burning: Ollie Marshall on why reports of the capital’s demise are greatly exaggerated
The city has survived plague, fire, war and terrorism over the centuries; a few gloomy forecasts aren't about to finish it off, says top buying agent.