The Secret Agent: Will 2020 be the greatest 'selling out' our industry has seen?
Covid has given agencies the perfect excuse to reduce the footprint of their office networks, says our PCL insider, but what is left of a brand when all the good people have gone?

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Peter Wetherell on the Dexters deal, industry standards & turning Mayfair’s boardrooms back into ballrooms
PrimeResi catches up with the 'Mayfair Guru' in the wake of his firm's tie-up with Jeff Doble's Dexters, to discuss how the partnership came about, and what the future holds for one PCL's most recognisable…
By PrimeResi
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.
By PrimeResi
Industry heavyweight Everett joins Yopa
Hamptons' former sales chief Peter Everett has joined Savills-backed fixed-fee estate agency Yopa as Commercial Director.
By PrimeResi
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International Women’s Day 2025: A note to my younger self
What advice do property industry leaders wish they had received at the start of their careers?
LonRes chief joins super-prime London estate agency
Beauchamp Estates has recruited two heavyweight names to its Board of Directors: LonRes co-founder William Carrington & finance maven Gerard Soames.
By PrimeResi
Knight Frank’s Lock-Necrews to lead Winkworth’s Knightsbridge office
Prime Central London specialist takes over national agency's high-profile Knightsbridge, Chelsea & Belgravia franchise.
Agency reports surge in Prime London deals as buyers return
Knight Frank’s sales team kicks off the spring market with its best February for exchanges in three years.
Behind the Schemes: Delivering a ‘groundbreaking’ sustainable super-home in Knightsbridge
Leroy Smith of luxury design firm Rigby & Rigby talks us through a trailblazing project in Prime Central London.
20 major London property developments seek £22bn at MIPIM
Mayor Sadiq Khan is heading to the Riviera to 'bang the drum' for more foreign investment in London's big housing & infrastructure projects.
By PrimeResi
Weekly Showcase: Ten featured prime resi listings
PrimeResi's regular stock check, powered by LonRes
RAMSA-designed penthouse in NYC seeks nearly $27mn
In Pictures: Marquee residence at The Henry comes with one of the city's most spectacular roof terraces.
Family offices ‘keen to broaden their exposure to real estate’ investments
Luxury residential property is a key asset and a rising investment target for many of the wealthy families surveyed by Knight Frank for its Wealth Report 2025.
By PrimeResi
US buyers dominant in PCL as government sends mixed signals to foreign investors – Knight Frank
Stability could be the UK’s strength right now, so it feels like unfortunate timing to be replacing our non-dom tax regime with something less competitive, says research boss Tom Bill.
By Tom Bill
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Carter Jonas' Head of Planning & Development talks us through some major proposed changes to the planning regime.
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