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Twelve Months On: What has the industry learnt?
Exactly one year ago today the UK’s property market re-opened for business, emerging after nearly seven weeks in lockdown; the learnings of the last year will shape how we conduct business in the future, wr…
Former Beauchamp duo launch new luxury estate agency
Richard Douglas and Alex Bourne have assembled a ‘full roster’ of HNW clients, including Saudi royalty, and an array of super-prime instructions.
Cornish ex-council house transformed into £7k per week holiday rental
Formerly derelict house in St Ives was ‘an opportunity too good to miss’, says owner.
‘There is more than enough room in this marketplace for a new agency model’: Trio of high-end London agents launch new venture
Aston Chase alumni Ben Sloane and Richard Bryce have joined forces with Primrose Hill specialist Jonathan Brandling-Harris to target the North West and Central London market.
London’s new-build market had a tough Q1
Fewer new homes sold in London during the first three months of 2021 than in any quarter since 2012, while construction starts hit a ten-year low.
On the shortage of supply across UK property markets
Tom Bill digs deeper into the imbalance between supply and demand that’s been putting upwards pressure on prices...
Off-market deals hit a 14-year high
Over 37,000 properties changed hands off-market in the first three months of 2021, according to new data.
Edinburgh is ‘very much a sellers’ market’ as house price inflation rises to 6.8%
Average property prices in the Scottish capital increased by 2.2% in the first three months of this year, driven by high demand and tight supply.
Prime London sales dipped in April, but are set to bounce back sharply
“The dip in sales in April is temporary,” says Knight Frank, as the number of offers accepted in Prime London spikes.
A perfect storm: Three reasons why the country market is red-hot right now
A number of unconnected components have all conspired to create a wild hive of activity, writes Saul Empson
Prime property sellers ‘prioritise a quick sale rather than hold out for a higher price’ – Coutts
Prime London properties are selling faster than last year, but prices continue to fall.
Ask & OakNorth Bank back boutique resi project in St John’s Wood
Benjamin Goldkorn, founder of restaurants Ichibuns and Endo at the Rotunda, is reworking two properties on Hamilton Terrace into seven apartments and two duplexes.