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UK real estate sector ‘continuing to struggle’ despite booming housing market
Nearly 80,ooo firms were classified as being in significant financial distress in Q2.
Global survey reveals what HNW buyers want from a real estate agent
Traditional firms will have to maintain their personal connections and keep up with new tech if they want to see off ‘disruptors’, says international brokerage network.
Number of real estate firms in ‘significant distress’ jumps by nearly a fifth
A backlog of court action has prevented many CCJ’s and winding up petitions being issued, say insolvency experts, meaning the true figure could be even higher.
‘Amazon of real estate’ delivers record quarter
eXp World Holdings, which owns cloud-based agency eXp Realty, saw global revenues and gross profit more than double in Q3 - making it the best quarter in the firm’s 18-year history.
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Interview: Inside Strutt & Parker’s big bet on a ‘hybrid’ broker model
Exclusive: Sales chief Claire Reynolds explains how the agency's new brokerage will operate alongside traditional offices, what the move could unlock, and what it says about the industry’s evolution.
St James’s Square trophy emerges from five-year ultra-luxe overhaul
Developer Henigman says freehold Lutyens mansion offers 'rare, generational opportunity to own one of the world’s finest residences'.
Forbes Gilbert-Green lands Property Vision veteran Connell
Seasoned London buying agent joins boutique property advisory firm after two decades at PV.
Success storeys: Top four development sales launches of last year revealed
Difficult market conditions haven't held these 'landmark' central London schemes back.
RBKC approves 100% premium on second homes
Bills to double from 2026/27 as council moves to address £100mn-plus funding gap.
In Pictures: ‘World-renowned’ Scottish estate seeks £67mn
Tulchan is one of the great Highland estates. 'The opportunity it offers is unmatched in Scotland today,' says Savills.
Property prices are already ‘bunching’ around new mansion tax thresholds
'Some sellers are adjusting asking prices downwards,' reports big agency, as pricing strategies adapt to keep properties below the £2mn mark.
British property mogul reportedly sells $55mn NYC townhouse
One Hyde Park co-creator is said to have sold the property after acquiring a Midtown penthouse.
Strutt & Parker recruits Savills’ Hampstead sales head
Heritage agency boosts new broker network with senior north London hire.
Prime property listening: five industry podcasts worth tuning into
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OBR updates UK housing market forecasts
Average prices & transaction volumes likely to rise 2.5% a year over the next five years, while the outlook for future housebuilding activity is looking a bit more upbeat than in November.
Talking Heads: Property industry reactions to the Chancellor’s Spring Statement 2026
Deliberately low-key speech broadly welcomed by prime resi insiders.
Super-prime rental deals surge in London
£5,000-per-week-plus tenancies up 8% year-on-year as internationally mobile tenants prioritise flexibility.
Cluttons names new Head of Residential Management
Wayne Stanley was previously in charge of resi management for Howard de Walden Estates in Prime Central London.
In Pictures: One of London’s oldest houses comes to market
Rare 17th-century survivor just off the Strand recently returned to resi use.