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The age of opportunity: Who will win & lose in estate agency’s new era?
Technology has transformed the industry in many ways, but good old-fashioned agency has been thrown out with the bath water, writes buying agent Sophia Wade.
London’s super-prime rental market picks up pace as HNW buyers elect for ‘non-permanence’
'The upwards trajectory in the super-prime lettings market looks set to continue,' says Knight Frank's Tom Bill, as PCL's sales market remains 'uneventful'.
Savills boosts Country House Department with trio of top-level appointments
Phillippa Dalby-Welsh's team has made heavyweight hires from Knight Frank and Strutt & Parker.
Majority of housebuilders ‘would like to see Labour win at next election’
Some 70% of residential property developers surveyed by Knight Frank would rather see Keir Starmer in Downing Street than a Tory or Lib Dem leader.
Seven ultra-prime listings with market-boosting potential
Touring some of the valuable and impressive homes seeking a buyer in 2024.
Hamptons ‘fortifies’ PCL offering with raft of high-level appointments
Agency recruits trio of top sales agents and installs high-profile Islington boss as head of its Private Office in London.
How successful retrofitting can remove the dilemma between ‘old & beautiful’ Vs ‘efficient & practical’
Dorcas George-Jones of top-end construction and design firm Castellum chats to colleagues Victoria Evans and Lee Boileau about the challenges and opportunities of the 'retrofit boom', including a particularly…
Domus Nova recruits Stuart Bennett to helm new Private Clients department
Design-led agency's new offering will help HNWIs with their 'unique' property needs & deal in homes 'of the highest architectural calibre'
Battersea Power Station Chief Exec steps down
Simon Murphy has been in charge of the gigantic London redevelopment project since 2018.
New property industry community launches to build ‘trust & collaboration’ between agents
'Today there are an increasing number of individuals and smaller agencies who are much more willing & incentivised to collaborate,' says the real estate entrepreneur bringing independent operators together…
Super-prime estate agency Beauchamp expands on the French Riviera
Gary Hersham's Beauchamp Estates has opened new offices in Mougins and Cap Ferrat, and is eyeing up further spaces in Monaco and London.
Brace of big-ticket country mansion deals ‘bodes well’ for prime market in 2024
Strutt & Parker has started the year with super-prime sales in Buckinghamshire & Wiltshire.