Buying Agency News
Watch: Garrington’s Summer market review
"As activity levels in the property market normalise after the traditional summer lull, for anyone contemplating a property purchase there is a need for clarity and comfort on which way the market is likely…
Property Ombudsman revamps operations as membership swells to nearly 20,000
TPO has introduced new systems and a new Board structure, after membership numbers jumped following the withdrawal of rival Ombudsman Services from the property sector
What would a ‘no deal’ Brexit mean for the prime property sector?
As former Housing Minister Dominic Raab gets to the business end of negotiations with the European Union, we ask a panel of senior players in the prime resi industry about what effect - if any - Brexit…
Buying agency Recoco recruits Humberts’ former country house chief
Jeremy Campbell-Harris is joining the Devon-based buying agency in September
PCL agents join forces to launch boutique buying agency
INTERVIEW: Well-known former sales agents Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo discuss their new venture, current market trends, and dream properties on Cadogan Square....
Acquisitions firm reports big shifts in Central London as investors and overseas buyers take flight
Mayfair-based Black Brick notes that two thirds of its buyers have come from the UK in 2018, up from less than half in previous years, while all transactions have been for primary residences...
Heaton teams up with former Garrington man for Northern expansion
Phil Martin has joined Heaton & Partners to run property search operations in the North of England
Buy-to-let demand has ‘collapsed’ in prime London says buying agency
The government has "succeeded in spades" in its mission to discourage buy-to-let investment in favour of owner occupancy, according to Black Brick
Little Venice project ‘could create one of the finest houses in the area’
Double-fronted unmod villa is right in the mixer and comes with a carriage driveway and 93-foot garden...
Bottoming out or diverging? Assessing prime London’s nuanced sales market
Property prices in Prime Central London look to be bottoming out after nearly three years of decline, but the headline averages hide a realm of door-to-door micro-markets moving at different speeds...
HNW buyers are turning to renovation projects in search of value
There are some 'excellent deals' out there for buyers willing to take on a dilapidated property, says buying agent Camilla Dell
Five of the Best: Prime properties with potential
High-end buyers are becoming increasingly keen on refurbishment projects in the current market, according to one buying agency, so what are the options looking like for those with lots of imagination?