Winkworth's Dominic Agace on the five key moments in a rollercoaster year for the property market
Writing exclusively for PrimeResi, estate agency chief Dominic Agace runs through the highs and lows of an extraordinary 12 months - from dramatic business decisions taken in the face of the first lockdown and predictions of a market crash, to dealing with unprecedented demand as a generation brought froward their moving plans...
Interview: Jess Simpson on the country market revival & why the property industry needs to embrace flexible working
PrimeResi meets top buying agent Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills director and the former head of Strutt & Parker’s buying arm, who set up her eponymous firm in 2018 and now heads an all-female team specialising i…
Winkworth CEO: Hyper-local shift will support our expansion plans
Dominic Agace, chief executive of 100-office franchise network Winkworth, forecasts a brisk start to Q1 - despite the hurdles ahead - and explains the thinking behind a planned expansion of the business…
Interview: Paul Munford of Century Capital on doubling down on prime property lending
The CEO of Mayfair-based lender Century Capital discusses the current climate for HNW borrowers, key trends amongst his client base, and the post-pandemic prospects for the prime London market...
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Savills adds top global resi specialist from Knight Frank
Formerly Knight Frank's Head of Residential in APAC, Victoria Garrett is a 'key appointment that will really help us continue to grow our residential network internationally,' says Justin Marking, Head…
‘Forgotten gem’ in Mayfair acquired in £35mn deal
Former Schroders base on Upper Grosvenor Street has 'incredible untapped potential'
Super-prime developer reports £60mn sales surge as HNW buyers spring into action
'Buyers at the top-end of the market are increasingly deciding that now is the time to act,' says Lodha UK, after chalking up its highest quarterly sales figures since 2021.
‘Fulham mainstay’ Jackson-Stops rejoins Strutt & Parker
Great-grandson of Jackson-Stops founder is now Head of Fulham Sales at Strutt & Parker.
Knightsbridge lettings office shines brightest for Knight Frank
Property agency reveals its top-performing UK resi agency team.
In Pictures: Inside a turnkey Chester Square townhouse, asking £25mn
Revamped Grade II listed residence is 'one of the best townhouses to hit the market this year'
CLS finds new buyer for landmark Albert Embankment block
Resi developer acquires prime riverside building in Central London & plans to create set of 'unrivalled residences'
‘It’s an exciting time for the industry’: Rosewood’s Brad Berry on why the luxury hospitality group is doubling down on branded resi
'At the luxury level, buyers gravitate towards the projects that incorporate the intangibles'
Major Foxtons shareholders reiterate calls for a sale
London estate agency is working with NM Rothschild, reports The Sunday Times.
PCL agencies report spring sales flurry
'We currently have the largest pipeline of properties under offer that we have seen for 10 years,' says longstanding estate agency, while buying firms note string of successes across the prime postcodes
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Confidence slowly returning to the market – Acadata
Affordability pressures expected to ease but buyers 'cannot afford to throw caution to the wind'
‘Trophy’ West End retail & luxury resi scheme hits the market
Investment giant instructs agents to find buyer for flagship retail unit & 11 high-end apartments.
London vendors holding out for ‘spring bounce’
The traditional seasonal upswing is taking a while to get going, but sellers are already less open to price adjustments, reports agency.
‘Noteworthy resurgence’ for global prime property price growth
Knight Frank’s latest international indices tell of renewed positivity across luxury housing markets.