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Dexters secures big-ticket investment; plots major expansion
Oakley Capital is pumping "up to £130m" into London estate agency Dexters, to fund a significant expansion to 100 branches.
Myth-busting: A buying agent’s guide to the off market
‘Off-market’ is a concept which is much overused and often misunderstood, writes Philip Harvey - but now, more than ever before, it’s the key to securing the right houses for clients...
Property owners are becoming more bullish on house price growth this year
2021's property market is likely to be "less of a roller-coaster ride" than 2020, suggests Knight Frank, as the firm stands by its forecast of 0% growth for UK house prices in the year ahead.
Why global investors are hungry for PCL assets right now
Knight Frank’s Guy Stebbings, whose team has exchanged on well over a billion pounds worth of deals in the last six months, explains why activity levels in the resi investment market are running at un…
Keeping Up Appearances: An architect’s guide to façade retention projects
With two significant retained-façade projects currently under construction in London, MSMR's James Bell explains the history of façadism and practical considerations for developers of today’s methods...
Strutt & Parker revises property price forecasts, swinging PCL to positive growth this year
Strutt & Parker is now predicting that PCL prices will rise by up to 5% this year, having previously anticipated a drop of up to 5%...
‘Halo effect’ as renters move out of city centres
A 'space race' in the rental market is seeing houses find tenants 30% faster compared to last year, says Zoopla.
‘An unusual year’: Britain’s pandemic property market in nine charts
The ONS has produced a series of charts that illustrate what happened to the property market in 2020, from national price inflation rates to a growing preference for larger homes.
Top design studio launches country projects division
London-centric interior design studio Rigby & Rigby has launched a new division, dedicated to the construction and delivery of super-prime country homes.
Government’s new national design code & Office for Place aim to ‘bring back beauty’
The Government has published a new set of national design standards for property developments, formally introducing the word "beauty" into planning rules for the first time.
12% drop in new instructions as vendors take stock
Sellers are "reluctant" to list their homes for sale during this third national lockdown, reports Zoopla, but buyer demand continues to escalate.
Battersea Power Station & Savills heavyweights join boutique buying agency
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Hutton & Charlie Bubear bolster the acquisition firm founded by their respective partners, Catherine Hutton & Alice Bubear, as it branches out into development consultancy and PCL sales.