Veteran estate agency brand Humberts back on the expansion trail
“We feel now is the best time to be building on our success and re-starting our expansion programme,” says 179-year-old estate agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration just before the pandemic struck.
Design duo launch new estate agency selling ‘beautiful, refurbished homes with a warranty’
Set up by the team behind design studio Ivar London, Cuvelo is promising to 'take responsibility for every home it sells' by supplying a one-year warranty for buyer peace of mind.
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The state of estate agency in 12 charts
Zoopla has quizzed 660 estate agents and 6,000 consumers for its third State of the Property Nation report.
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‘Purplebricks 2.0’: Estate agency trumpets strong performance & rolls out a ‘Money Back Guarantee’
"Today we present Purplebricks 2.0," declares CEO Vic Darvey, as the hybrid estate agency sets an ambition to double its market share to 10% of property sales over the next few years.
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High-profile firm reports £1.63bn in sales and lifts lid on individual broker earnings following major recruitment drive.
Agents appointed on £60mn St John’s Wood apartment scheme
Developer Residence One gears up to launch 29-unit project fronting London's iconic Abbey Road.
Top brokers assess the Iran conflict’s effect on global prime property markets
Luxury property agents in London & Dubai report early shifts in buyer activity as geopolitical tensions escalate.
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London’s first Park Hyatt-branded residences set for launch this year
Sales team behind Twenty Grosvenor Square and The Whiteley gearing up to market 103 luxury apartments in Nine Elms.
Knight Frank appoints new UK marketing head
Former Crown Estate and Disney exec takes role spanning agency’s resi and commercial divisions.
£10mn Notting Hill project offers chance to create ‘one of the area’s great homes’
Rare unmod Ladbroke Grove townhouse with communal garden access and basement planning comes to market.
Westminster to grant blanket retrofit consent for Eaton Square
Borough's first Listed Building Consent Order promises to allow 'retrofit at scale' on London's largest residential square.
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FT: ‘We’re past the $200mn threshold’ – the rise of super-super prime property
'How much is mere showboating listing,' asks FT journalist Mark Ellwood - 'and how much higher can prices for single private properties actually be pushed?'
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Ten Years On: Assessing the ‘profound effect’ of the second home stamp duty surcharge
'Almost overnight, the market tilted away from investors,' says Hamptons, 'meaning far fewer homes have been added to the rented sector' in the last decade.
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Savills buys major real estate investment bank Eastdil
The deal is one of the biggest in Savills' history.
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