£1m+ house sales are ‘outpacing the market’, says Rightmove
Sales activity in the £1m+ property market “is soaring as wealthier buyers make moves to bigger houses or new locations”, according to Britain’s biggest property portal.
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Interview: Philip Harvey of Property Vision on the business of buying best-in-class
The senior partner at the helm of the UK’s best-known and most successful buying agency discusses the impact of Covid on the firm’s trading cycle, key trends amongst HNW clients, and why buying agents are a bit like English Sparkling Wine…
Robert Jenrick on Planning for the Future: The Housing Secretary’s full Creating Communities Conference speech
A full transcript of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s speech, as delivered at the Creating Communities Conference on 21 September 2020.
Lowndes Square fixer-upper could be ‘one of the premier new-build houses in central London’
UHNW buyers offered ‘totally unique opportunity’ to create a 15,000 square foot trophy mansion on the prestigious Knightsbridge garden square.
Back to the drawing board: What to do if your architect serves up flawed designs?
What are your rights if an architect makes a mistake, leading to an expensive problem? Michael Young runs through the options available to developers placed in a tricky position…
In Pictures: ‘Transformative’ designs for Grosvenor Square create ‘a global blueprint for shared urban spaces’
Designs by Tonkin Liu promise a comprehensive revamp of London’s second-largest garden square, enlarging the Mayfair garden by some 3,000 square metres and creating a template for urban landscaping projects around the world.
What does the future of the prime residence look like? Exploring the impact of Covid-19 on luxury property development
Knight Frank has looked into how Covid-19 is accelerating design trends and impacting housing delivery, suggesting some key evolutions for the future of the global prime residence.
Grosvenor launches property management business
Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has extended its resi and commercial property management services beyond its own portfolio for the first time in 340 years. The new operation is being pitched as “the UK’s first neighbourhood property manager”.
Beauchamp expands in Tel Aviv with luxury agency acquisition
MAKI has been rebranded and merged into Beauchamp Estates’s Israeli operation, which launched last year.
Knight Frank launches property auction division
Launched in response to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, KF’s new auction business is being run by former BidX1 and Allsop man Richard Watson, and focuses on residential properties.
‘Covid-19 has increased the desire to move home, with more space the key driver’ for prime buyers
The latest Savills buyer survey reveals “a greater urgency in the desire to move home”, allowing the top-end estate agency to predict that the current surge in buying activity will continue beyond the summer – particularly in country markets.