Taking stock and looking ahead
Black Brick's Camilla Dell reflects on an eventful year

Stock shortage will put brakes on recovery – Foxtons
The market is "taking time to recover" from the General Election, says Foxtons plc in its latest trading update; the firm's figures are looking decidedly healthier already though...
By Prime Resi
Watch: LonRes’ William Carrington & Anthony Payne on 2016 and what lies ahead
Founding Directors of the property data resource reflect on a 'challenging' year in the London market
By Prime Resi
Unknown taxes drive PCL stock up 47%; exchanges down by a third
There's nearly 50% more prime property stock knocking around central London this month compared to last November, according to Knight Frank's latest stats, as tax becomes the great unknown for buyers.
By Prime Resi
Companies in this article
Black BrickMost read
First Look: £500mn ‘vertical village’ takes shape in Kensington
100 Kensington is due to reshape the West London skyline with the tallest resi tower ever delivered in the Royal Borough.
Strutts bolsters country house team with hires from Savills & Knight Frank
James Machell & James Robinson have joined the BNP Paribas-owned estate agency's National Country House Department.
By PrimeResi
Benchmark deal in Marylebone demonstrates art of ‘old-fashioned agency’
£9.95mn apartment attracted multiple bids and set a new 2025 price record - with zero public exposure.
‘I have never known such a challenging marketplace’: Inside 2025’s great country house slowdown
Mishcon de Reya's Idina Glyn speaks to some of Britain's top rural property agents to uncover what's really been happening in the prime country house market.
By Idina Glyn
Prime London 25: How luxury property agents embraced the digital age
Ruth Bloomfield explores the new gadgets & technological leaps that have shaped London’s prime property sector since the turn of the millennium – including portals, smartphones & social media.
Massive payout in ‘landmark’ Bankside Rights-of-Light ruling
'These are believed to be the highest negotiating damages ever awarded in a rights of light case,' say lawyers.
By PrimeResi
Social Circuit: ‘Off-market’ networking series debuts in Knightsbridge
Invite-only soirées aim to reimagine offline networking for London’s prime property insiders.
Country house buyers in strongest position for seven years
'It’s quite clear where the negotiating power sits at the moment', says Knight Frank, as high supply & meagre demand puts downward pressure on country property prices.
By PrimeResi
Landmark Shard residences still unlet amid ‘severe’ ultra-prime market contraction
Company filings cite market downturn & tax changes for delays in letting set of luxury apartments at the iconic London skyscraper.
LATEST ARTICLES
Altius picked to deliver ‘once in a generation’ West End tower scheme
The Huguenot House development team includes architects Foster & Partners and contractors Erith.
By PrimeResi
HNW family offices show ‘ambivalence’ toward real estate investments
UBS has surveyed more than 300 single family offices around the world.
By PrimeResi
London rental market ‘buoyed by surge in supply’
'We expect this healthy balance between supply and demand to continue' through the summer, says Foxtons.
By PrimeResi
Claim: A million UK homes have seen values jump more than 50% in the last five years
But nearly one in six London properties have seen their value fall by more than 5% since the pandemic.
By PrimeResi
In Pictures: Chalegrove unveils one of London’s highest residential gardens at One Thames Quay
Studio Bosk creates 'living, breathing ecosystem in the sky' at East London skyscraper.