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Knight Frank launches ‘later life’ finance team
Agency becomes the property sector's first major player to offer equity release and retirement interest only mortgages
Midsummer Deal Review: 35 notable sales from the first half of 2019
2019 is unlikely to go down as a vintage year for the prime property market, with political uncertainty and high transaction costs keeping a firm lid on volumes, prices and sentiment.
£25m price tag for Artemis Onassis’ former residence on Grosvenor Square
Mega-lateral with 63-foot balcony up for sale for the first time in 28 years; luxury makeover could potentially deliver a £5m uplift, suggests agent
Work begins on Europe’s tallest resi tower
Moscow's 405-metre 'One Tower' is due for completion in 2024
Watch: How PropTech innovators are transforming the property sector
Here's a fascinating discussion on technology in the property sector, which took place during May's Future Proptech event.
‘We’re surprisingly busy’: Acquisition drive pays off for Dexters as profits soar
Jeff Doble's fast-growing agency appears to be faring much better than many of its high-profile rivals under the current market conditions...
FT: Whatever happened to the rock star country mansion?
Arts writer and pop critic Ludovic Hunter-Tilney suggests the lights have finally gone down on the glorious era of rock star mansions in this entertaining piece for the Financial Times
Britain’s oldest building firm goes under
R Durtnell & Sons has ceased trading after more than 400 years, having been in the same family since Elizabethan times
Friday Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
A weekly stock check, powered by LonRes
Prime London sees a ‘surprise return of competitive bidding & even a few sealed bids’
But sentiment remains 'fragile' as political uncertainty continues to put the brakes on prime residential property markets, says Savills
The prime country house market remains muted, but there are signs of pent-up demand forming
Knight Frank reports the highest number of country house buyer enquiries in five years, but price growth and stock levels are not moving
Haringtons recruits hedge fund veteran as advisor
Former client Mark Cecil joins the longstanding London & Country buying agency with a focus on acquiring 'similarly minded businesses'