Understanding cash buyers
Where do they come from, what do they buy, and just how many transactions do they account for?
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New stats have revealed the true extent to which prices are being slashed by vendors right across prime central London.
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More buyers after “homes with benefits”
Demand for properties with income has soared by 50%, according to Fine & Country, as buyers look to supplement their earnings and boost pension pots.
Napoleon Wilcox, Head of Webbers Fine & Country;
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Sales success at Sky Gardens as buyers snap up all the private apartments
Frasers Property has confirmed that all of the private apartments in the 36-storey "gateway to Nine Elms" have now forward sold.
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Brokerage pulls off £48mn Belgravia hat-trick
Big-brand agency defies tough market conditions to complete three super-prime deals in as many weeks, as younger international wealth turns its attention to one of PCL’s traditional strongholds.
Luxury London developer falls into administration
Begbies Traynor appointed to boutique firm behind a number of top-end resi projects across the capital.
Strutt & Parker recruits PCL heavyweight to head Knightsbridge & Belgravia office
Jonny Fieldman has moved from Knight Frank to lead Strutt's Sloane Street operation, as the agency continues a high-level hiring spree in the capital.
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Knight Frank adds four more London brokers to affiliate network
Latest recruits take on key patches across South West, West and North London as agency presses on with rollout of its US-style broker model.
£500mn RBKC scheme ‘back on track’ after Ardmore collapse
Construction restarts on 462-home project under new main contractor as developer reports nearly £40mn of early off-plan sales.
Regent’s Park trophy home hits the market at £15mn
Grade I listed residence comes with views over the park and its famous boating lake - and towards one of the most expensive properties ever sold in the UK.
Knight Frank bolsters London-based Turkish team
Two new recruits join as agency reports ‘significant’ flow of capital from Turkey into the new homes market.
Deal sealed on £15mn Claudio Silvestrin-designed Hampstead villa
The near-8,000 sq ft LA-style residence, described as the ‘epitome of minimalist cool’, went to a European family relocating to London.
Super-prime fit-out specialist eyes £100mn turnover amid resi push
130-year-old firm behind interiors at The Peninsula and The Londoner expands residential offering with three of London’s most anticipated luxury schemes in the works.
Required Reading: Government rewrites planning rulebook
The revised National Planning Policy Framework has landed, heralding some significant changes to England's planning regime. Here's what prime resi professionals need to know...
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