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Knight Frank swings house price forecast up, from 0% to +5% this year
UK property prices are likely to rise this year, says Knight Frank, as it follows other market-watchers in revising up forecasts.
Savills’ UK resi business soars amid ‘extraordinary’ recovery
Exchange volumes beyond the capital rose by over a quarter in 2020, said the agency, while the average value of property sold was up by 11%.
‘London remains a gold standard’: The outlook for Chinese property investment in the UK
Post-Brexit 2021 UK-China Property Investment Outlook: Where, what and why are Chinese HNWIs and investors buying and developing in the UK property market?
Boomin launch confirmed for 2nd April
Challenger property portal will officially launch on Good Friday. "We are not just trying to build a credible alternative to Rightmove," says founder Michael Bruce;
Interview: Mandarin Oriental’s Adelina Wong Ettelson on the rise of branded residences & five-star living
Continuing our series of interviews with women leaders in the world of property, PrimeResi speaks with Adelina Wong Ettelson, Global Head of Residences Marketing at Mandarin Oriental, finding out how the…
Wilben project pushes CapitalRise to £100m+ lending landmark
EXCLUSIVE: A project by Wilben Developments in Chelsea has taken luxury property finance platform CapitalRise to a lending milestone.
Chancellor for the Day: What would prime resi insiders do to sort out property taxation?
We asked a selection of prime residential property insiders what they would do if they were installed as Chancellor of the Exchequer this week, and given a politically-free hand to make changes to England's…
Property portal reports record traffic, but vendors continue to wait
Record numbers of people are browsing the internet for a new home - but there's a dearth of new sales listings...
Knight Frank picks Notting Hill as one of the world’s top ten neighbourhoods ‘primed for growth in a post-pandemic world’
KF's Wealth Report 2021 identifies ten "up and coming" prime residential locations around the world, including four in Europe.
Bloomberg: Swiss Wealth Tax rakes in cash as Covid stokes global debate
"Switzerland’s wealth tax offers a rare real-world example of how a levy on assets can work, just as such ideas gain traction elsewhere in the wake of the coronavirus crisis," writes Bloomberg journalist…
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...