Summer lull cancelled as activity surge continues
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Record month for Chestertons as PCL activity levels ‘leap’
One of London's biggest estate agencies has just had its best August on record, but both sales and lettings teams are having to put the work in to get deals over the line...
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The number of sales agreed fell to the lowest level in eight months in November, reports the NAEA. But improved political certainty "may trigger a flurry of activity."
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‘Chill winds returned to the London prime property market over the summer’ but ‘there are now reasons for optimism’
"Chill winds returned to the London prime property market over the summer," says Coutts bank, although "there are now reasons for optimism regarding a potential bottoming of the market"
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157-unit freehold building just around the corner from Lord's will be going under the hammer next week.
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Invite-only soirées aim to reimagine offline networking for London’s prime property insiders.
Altius picked to deliver ‘once in a generation’ West End tower scheme
The Huguenot House development team includes architects Foster & Partners and contractors Erith.
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HNW family offices show ‘ambivalence’ toward real estate investments
UBS has surveyed more than 300 single family offices around the world.
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OB Private hires Strutt & Parker’s Waddell to head new Development & Investment division
Renowned luxury property specialist joins rapidly expanding agency with bases in Mayfair and Notting Hill.
Landmark Shard residences still unlet amid ‘severe’ ultra-prime market contraction
Company filings cite market downturn & tax changes for delays in letting set of luxury apartments at the iconic London skyscraper.
London rental market ‘buoyed by surge in supply’
'We expect this healthy balance between supply and demand to continue' through the summer, says Foxtons.
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McLaren Excell names new MD
Chris Savva has joined the architecture and interiors studio from Buckley Gray Yeoman.
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New data suggests 18 billionaires have shifted their tax residency abroad since 2023, as rival wealth centres gain ground.
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