Buying Agency News
Cameron’s ‘Dirty Money’ Shakedown: Prime property industry reactions
David Cameron's vow to crack down on the purchase of UK properties via “anonymous shell companies” grabbed plenty of headlines yesterday.
Property Vision recruits Euromoney chief as Non Exec Director
Independent buying agency Property Vision LLP has appointed Richard Ensor, Executive Chairman and former Managing Director at Euromoney as a non-executive director.
Economic woes bring Greek property buyers to London
A Mayfair-based buying agency has reported an influx of Greek clients looking to invest in the UK capital as economic clouds gather over the Eurozone.
Garrington boss joins Property Ombudsman to represent buying agents
Jonathan Hopper, Managing Director of Garrington Property Finders, has been elected to the board of the Property Ombudsman to represent buying agents.
Poor block management and conveyancing delaying deals
Jo Eccles' Chelsea-based buying agency Sourcing Property has noted a marked rise in the time it's been taking to get transactions over the line.
MD Jo Eccles
Buyers Beware: Why this market may end up in a stalemate
We've all heard the reports of agents being rushed off their feet since the Election, but the market faces a real risk of stagnation if vendors become unrealistic over pricing, says Frank Speir...
New buying agent joins Sourcing Property
Independent property search agency Sourcing Property has recruited a new member to its ranks of buying agents.
Rob Chard joins the firm after spending four years at Deutsche Bank in London and Singapore.
£421k to £2.6m: What is the price of ‘prime’ across the UK?
In its latest regional report, buying agency Garrington has posed a pretty pertinent question for this publication; what does "prime" mean in property price terms across the UK?
Oxford and Cambridge outperform as Londoners capitalise on house price gap
Uncertainty may be ruling the roost in London’s housing market, but it's a different story in other parts of the country, notes top buying agency Garrington.
PCL market to present good buying opportunities in post-election window
Buying agency Huntly Hooper has issued some words of advice for investors looking to spot a bargain in prime London over the coming weeks.
The Off-Market Switch: Buyers forced to dig deep as prime properties go underground
The best properties are becoming increasingly elusive for those not linked into some serious insider knowledge...
PCL transaction levels running at 35% below five-year average
In the first quarter of 2015, there were 35% fewer transactions across PCL than there were, on average, in the last five years, notes buying agency Turnbull Property.