Buying Agency News
Property Ombudsman issues revised Codes of Practice with ‘substantial’ changes for agents
TPO's new Codes for property agents comes into play on 1st June, including 'substantial' updates to reflect the Tenant Fees Act, Client Money Protection, GDPR requirements, and expanded guidance on dual…
Three reasons why savvy buyers are snapping up unmod properties
Buying agency boss Hannah Aykroyd explains how purchasers who have the vision and appetite can really take advantage of lower values in the PCL market...
Garrington moves into Scotland
Buying agency opens an outpost in the Scottish capital
Death of the traditional estate agent?
'In this tough market, a good, "proper" Estate Agent has more value than ever', says buying agent Tracy Kellett, as she questions the business sense of low fixed-fee operations, and argues that many traditional…
The £95m Property Broker: Meet the mystery agents who buy the super-rich’s homes
Journalist Arabella Youens chats to some of Prime Central London's top buying agents about their little black books and the 'different rules' that apply to the super-prime property market, for The Telegraph…
Buying agency Middleton Advisors boosts London team
Gemma Maclaren joins specialist acquisition firm from Douglas & Gordon
Brexit is ‘now properly biting as an excuse to do nothing’ – Property Vision
The last year has not been good news for sellers in Prime Central London, says buying agency Property Vision - although 'the more savvy international buyers are starting to get interested and this is translating…
Demand for ‘new & immaculate’ grand country houses blossoms
New-build and newly-refurbished grand country houses are selling under competition, writes buying agent Jess Simpson, as more buyers hunt for a country house in immaculate order.
‘Astute buyers are revelling in the confusion & making well-informed, strategic purchases’
"The UK property market has remained in a state of flux over the last month due to the ongoing uncertainty which the country faces over Brexit," says buying agency Garrington in its latest monthly video…
To The Manor Drawn: On the realities of buying a top-tier country pile
There is much more to consider besides maintenance and running costs when acquiring a genuinely top-end country estate or manor house, says Charlie Wells;
Brexit is becoming ‘a reason to haggle rather than hesitate’ for committed buyers – Garrington
Britain was blanketed by snow at this time last year, reminisces national buying agency Garrington in its latest market snapshot video.
‘Fortune Favours the Bold’: Eight tips for prime property buyers in an uncertain market
'It's impossible to say if we've hit the bottom of the market in Prime Central London,' says top-end property consultancy Sterling Private Office - but 'those buying now could see phenomenal returns';