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Ellingworth on new-builds: A tale of two cities
The new-build market is like any other market, says buying agent Charlie Ellingworth - there are the excellent, the good, the indifferent, and stuff that you wouldn’t want to touch with the proverbial ba…
Change at the top as Countrywide proposes a massive private equity ‘recapitalisation’
Countrywide Plc has announced a proposed "recapitalisation of the business" with a £90m private equity injection creating a new controlling shareholder, contingent on a new Chairman and CEO.
Branded residences prove resilient as more luxury lifestyle brands enter the property world
The branded residences sector is "more diversified than ever before", declares Savills, as new players from the fashion, culinary, celebrity and design world muscle-in on an area traditionally dominated …
New-build home deliveries sink by 15-20%, but development land buying activity remains strong
Savills saw more new-build homes reservations in Q3 this year than in any previous quarter on record, while development land buyers focus on smaller sites.
‘Previous records are tumbling in this extraordinary market, and there are still some legs left in the upwards march of property prices’ – Rightmove
Property portal predicts average asking prices will end this year 7% higher than they started it.
‘We may be hitting a high plateau’, says Savills, as £1m+ sales jump
There's been a "rebalancing of the market between London and the country", says Savills, as the capital lags a sharp increase in £1m+ sales across the UK.
Behind the Schemes: A luxury lockdown makeover in Notting Hill, via Zoom
Logistical challenges posed by Covid-19 are causing headaches for firms all over the world, but many are finding that it’s entirely possible to work remotely and deliver physically.
Beauchamp moves into Portugal, partnering with Lisbon agency
Gary Hersham's super-prime estate agency has made its fourth major international expansion move this year, rolling into the Portuguese market with Tamea International.
America’s corner of Regent’s Park could smash London’s house price record
Negotiations are reportedly underway over the future of Winfield House, the official residence of the United States ambassador to the Court of St James’s, with Donald Trump said to be taking a keen in…
In Pictures: Christian Candy lifts the lid on 80 Holland Park
25-unit scheme on the northern flank of Holland Park - billed as the tycoon’s ‘most significant resi development since One Hyde Park’ - is finally finished and ready to go...
Strutt & Parker combines Knightsbridge & Chelsea teams on Sloane Street
135-year-old estate agency Strutt & Parker is combining its long-established Chelsea SW3 residential team with its Knightsbridge operation, in the firm’s flagship office at 66 Sloane Street.
Estate agents must reveal referral fees to customers or face a ban, says Trading Standards
Estate agents who continue to conceal referral fees from customers could be banned from the industry, says National Trading Standards.