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Pandemic pushes expats to buy homes ‘back home’
A rising number of expats are looking to move "back home" as the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic unfolds, according to a survey of prime-oriented Knight Frank brokers around the world.
Scottish prime ‘keeps moving’ as Kildrummy Estate sells at £11m+
The sale of a grand rural estate in Aberdeenshire is indicative of an active market, says Savills.
Government calls in U+I’s £500m Albert Embankment scheme
Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has called in the £500m development of 8 Albert Embankment, six months after the project was given the green light by Lambeth Council.
Iconic Salcombe estate sails through above asking
Four buyers fought it out over the glorious Fort Charles, which has three acres of super-prime foreshore in south Devon's yachting mecca.
6% of architects don’t think their practice will survive the next 12 months
Architects' workloads are a third lower than at this time last year, reports the RIBA, and most practices expect their workloads to decline further in the coming months.
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Slovakia’s JTRE snaps up PCL developer Sons & Co; secures £177m loan for South Bank scheme
JTRE has agreed a hefty construction loan on its £400m Triptych Bankside project next to Tate Modern, and acquired the well-known boutique development firm Sons & Co
Domus man Shaw joins Youhome in Notting Hill
The self-proclaimed “new category of estate agency” has attracted another big name to its ranks in prime London, recruiting Domus Nova's former Head of Sales, Chris Shaw.
Most surveyors believe Covid-19 will drive property demand away from urban areas, high rise blocks & communal spaces
The latest RICS survey of surveyors included a question about potential shifts in the desirability of certain features of properties over the next two years.
Rental valuations jump to a record high as the lettings market bounces back
Viewings of properties for sale are still well below the five-year average, reports Knight Frank, but both landlords and tenants are now more active than before the pandemic.
OnTheMarket signs up more paying customers but braces for ‘short-term’ revenue hit
Portal now has 9,000 branches on paying contracts and has seen 'strong increases' in weekly new instructions, traffic and leads, but expects its bottom line to suffer from reduced ad spend and the cost…
The Curate’s Egg: Why the housing market headlines are well off the mark
What is happening at ground level is far too complex to be covered in a newspaper by-line, writes Saul Empson