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Why the UK’s housing slump may be ‘less painful’ for the wider economy than last time
Capital Economics expects house prices to fall by 10-15% - but the impact on the wider economy may not be as severe as in previous property market downturns...
OBR revises housing market forecasts in light of Covid-19
Three scenarios for house prices and transactions volumes over the next five years have been presented by the Office for Budget Responsibility - an Upside, a Central, and a Downside.
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‘Certainty will return to the UK housing market’, predicts JLL in an upbeat set of forecasts
Property firm prophecies "the end of a long period of uncertainty" in London and around the country - with positive growth on the cards for house prices, transaction volumes and rental values.
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End of the Golden Age? UK housing market undergoing ‘structural shift’
JLL forecasts price growth of 2.5% pa for the next five years as UK transitions into 'new paradigm'; PCL to be weakest performing region in 2018...
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Campions acquires boutique PCL agency Aston Chase
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Knight Frank: Middle East conflict will impact UK housing market in four stages
The agency's resi research boss Tom Bill breaks down the likely path for policy, rates, sentiment and pricing - starting with what’s already playing out in the prime country market
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Freehold Marylebone mansion block heads to auction
33-home building is being sold by order of the Howard de Walden Estate, which has owned the land for over 300 years.
Luxury brokerage recruits two high-flying West London specialists
Euan Rollo was previously a Director at Savills in Notting Hill; Adam Andersson Broholm was a Partner with Knight Frank in Chiswick.
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Savills reports flurry of £10mn-plus country deals
Agency tucks away £112mn worth of super-prime country piles as HNW buyers make their move.
Sales hit halfway mark at luxury Kensington scheme
Residence One says its Allen House project has 'consistently outperformed other schemes'
Savills installs new head of Fulham sales
Tom Reeves takes charge of multi-office operation in SW London following the retirement of Emma Stead, who spent over thirty years with the agency.
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Private Office co-head to lead regional growth alongside global role
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