Buying Agency News

There's a definite sense of anti-climax around these parts, even though no-one was expecting much to start with. Here's what the prime resi community thinks of today's Budget announcements...

Only George and his minions already know what's actually on the cards for Wednesday's Budget 2014, but our panel of prime property pundits, experts and insiders know what they want (and don't want) to…

Home Counties buying agency Middleton Advisors is expanding into the capital to deal with "a rising number of commissions to acquire prime London residential property." Watson

Buying agency Quintessentially Estates has upped the ante in after-sales care, throwing in a year's worth of lifestyle management and concierge services for clients instructing a London-based property…

Robert Bailey's buying agency has recruited Will Hollest to give "a developer's eye" to the outfit.

It might be a bit late - even for Santa - to organise this year, but which properties would the professionals like to wake up and find the keys to on Wednesday morning? 

Graham Downie, the former Director in Charge of Chesterton International in Mayfair,  has just been named as the new Chief Executive of French giant Leggett Immobilier. Leggett & Downie

Mayfair-based buying firm Black Brick has just taken on a couple of new recruits, hiring former Foxtons man Jamie Burnhope as buying consultant and Sophie Amasha as property manager. Jamie Burnhope

Buying agency Black Brick has hired Jessica Parkinson as its newest consultant.

There's been more action at the super-prime end of the market than ever before, according to one of London's top buying agencies.

Heaton & Partners, the property buying business set up in February by former PropertyVision director Ed Heaton, seems to be riding high in an "unusual market".