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Interview: Daniel McPeake of Nest Seekers on ‘rock star real estate’ & the importance of having skin in the game
Estate agency "is not broken but it smells like yesterday", says Daniel McPeake, European Managing Director of American "rock star real estate brokerage" Nest Seekers International.
‘Purplebricks 2.0’: Estate agency trumpets strong performance & rolls out a ‘Money Back Guarantee’
"Today we present Purplebricks 2.0," declares CEO Vic Darvey, as the hybrid estate agency sets an ambition to double its market share to 10% of property sales over the next few years.
Prime lettings market is ‘on the verge of a notable escalation in activity’
New applicant numbers last month were nearly double the levels seen in 2019, reports Knight Frank.
Earls Court Development Company announces trio of senior hires, including a new creative director
Appointments will ‘drive forward the plans for the future development of London’s largest cleared Zone 1 development opportunity’
Knight Frank recruits top rural agents from Strutt & Parker
James Farrell & Tom Richardson have a combined 70 years’ experience in the rural sector.
Prominent Exeter block offered with ‘significant development potential’
A large 1950s building on Exeter High Street has come up for sale at £8 million. It's “well suited to residential conversion”, says Allsop, or could be turned into student flats or a city centre hotel.
WELL-certified Knightsbridge mega-mansion promises residents ‘the safest, purest air possible’
Rigby & Rigby’s Lancelot House is set to become the UK’s first residential WELL-certified building when it completes next year.
Global HNW population booms, but not in the UK
The global millionaire population grew 6.3% in 2020, surpassing the 20-million bar, while total millionaire wealth grew 7.6% to tickle US$80 trillion.
Historic Bristol Zoo sites to be offered for sale with resi development plans
Savills has been instructed to find a buyer for Bristol Zoo Gardens in Clifton
SDLT holiday ‘has had no noteworthy effect on the more expensive postcodes’ – John D Wood
While many areas saw record transaction levels ahead of the tax deadline, volumes were no different to previous years in RBKC, reports the agency.
Landmark Edinburgh school site returns to the open market
The imposing former Royal High School building on Edinburgh's Calton Hill has lain largely empty since the 1960s
Ex-Dexters & Hanover director launches boutique estate agency
Jeremy Rosenblatt, a former Director at Dexters and Hanover Residential, has set up his own boutique estate agency business in North West London.