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Wealthy dollar buyers pounce on London property as sterling slumps
Top-end London property brokers are enjoying a bonanza of urgent interest from wealthy international buyers with US dollars to spend, looking to take advantage of a significant currency discount.
Agency reports ‘sense of urgency’ in London market as more interest hikes loom
Sales enquiries across Chestertons’ 32 branches were up by 39% last month
Weak sterling opens a ‘window of opportunity in London for Middle East investors’
JLL estimates that sterling buyers are currently paying 35% more for London properties than they were in 2014, while those purchasing in US dollars are paying 3.8% less.
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Industry heavyweights join forces to ‘supercharge’ the UK broker model.
Budget 2025: Estate agency assesses ‘most likely’ tax changes for the property market
Hamptons' research chief runs through the tax runners & riders that could hit the residential market on 26th November.
£70mn deal streak for Strutts’ Estates & Farms team
A strong autumn market saw the agency conclude 'landmark' sales in Wiltshire & Surrey - and tee up some big transactions for the coming weeks.
Big London agency calls the bottom of the market
Chestertons says it has spotted the telltale signs that confidence is about to return.
Agents report ‘extraordinary’ sales & lettings run in North Surrey
Knight Frank handled £106mn-worth of property sales & saw a 171% jump in super-prime lettings in the area through Q3.
Buyers compete over rare unmod townhouse in Notting Hill
Stucco-fronted property just off Westbourne Grove went for well above asking after becoming available for the first time in over 40 years.
Top Chestertons & Foxtons agents join UK Sotheby’s International Realty
Brokerage adds luxury specialists Stephanie Russo & Thomas Brooks to its growing PCL team.
Cotswold estate agency teams up with interior design studio
'This collaboration allows us to bring a thoughtful, lifestyle-driven element to the service we offer,' says Butler Sherborn's Elizabeth D’ Allemagne.
Knightsbridge apartment reportedly sells for £26mn below original purchase price
Financial Times flags notable recent transaction at high-profile ultra-luxury resi scheme.
Deal sealed on £35mn Scottish Borders estate
One of the biggest country sales of the year completed last week.
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