Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...
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![Made in Chelsea! Boutique firm expands with latest agency deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_2280847653.jpg)
Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR and is on the lookout...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Battle of the Self-Employed Brokers - more recruits](/upload/images/shutterstock_2042381909.jpg)
Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills: £5m-plus market slowed in 2023](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market slowed in 2023, according to Savills, but sales remain well above the pre-pandemic average. Research across...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why property firms should prioritise open banking in 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2224707903.jpg)
SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...
29 November 2023
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warren Buffett’s affiliate agency opens prime central London branch](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London has opened a new office on Sloane Avenue. It will service Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Chelsea and South Kensington. The agency...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upmarket agency opens new prime London office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new residential lettings and sales office in Knightsbridge. The luxury listings agent said...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![The only way is ethics! New ethical agent network launches](/upload/images/shutterstock_2160072433.jpg)
Industry partner Jerry Lyons is launching a new network to support independent ethical estate agencies. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) aims to...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove reveals strongest seller and buyer markets](/upload/images/shutterstock_189616751.jpg)
St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...
16 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Made in Chelsea! Chestertons unveils latest acquisition](/upload/images/shutterstock_377287183(2).jpg)
Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![The super-rich are returning to prime London - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
Rising mortgage rates and falling house prices don’t appear to be deterring the super-rich. A report from upmarket agency Beauchamp Estates suggests...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![LonRes: It’s been a mixed year for prime London property](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/LondonPropertySector-400x310.png)
It has been a mixed year for prime London markets, with some areas faring better than others when it comes to...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - singing, dancing and cycling for good causes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![PCL boundaries expanding as buying habits shift](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketLondon-400x310.png)
The boundaries of prime central London are expanding, new research claims. The PCL market is generally described as the exclusive districts of...
22 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive interview: Prime London agent marks fifth anniversary](/upload/images/Back-link-images/how-to-get-a-bridging-loan.png)
A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - boats, balls and bikes edition](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharityNewLogo-400x310.jpg)
Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...
08 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Super rich returning to London property market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PCL-coloured-homes-400x310.jpg)
Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Prime agency marks £50m of sales in first year](/upload/images/Prime%20agency.jpg)
The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion: The property sector should take action now, not wait for the Economic Crime Bill](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features
![Property Guru predicts ‘Roaring 2020s’ boom for London’s richest](/upload/images/library/Poundsign-400x310.png)
The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - who's moving where this New Year](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Billionaires take advantage of prime London’s Covid price falls](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/LondonRichHomes400x310.png)
Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Top agencies announce new senior appointments](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
Knight Frank has appointed David Lewis as head of rural sales for Devon and West Somerset. Lewis’s career in residential property began...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest autumn leavers and movers](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: talking the secret to good photography and working for Foxtons](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...
11 September 2021
From: Features
![At last - Prime Central London shows house prices growth again](/img/default/eat.png)
Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Warren Buffett UK agency empire expands with historic acquisition](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has acquired a historic independent company operating in prime central...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - more appointments news from across the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - February kicks off with flurry of movers](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - a supplier, a climb, a competition, and awards](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide opens a new branch after 50 closures this year](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Deferred-payment scheme for high-price London homes](/img/default/eat.png)
A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Another US agency enters UK market with plan for 100 agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and we’re back to school at last…](/img/default/eat.png)
For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![20 Years of LonRes - The changing face of prime central London](/img/default/eat.png)
How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...
06 June 2020
From: Features
![Demand plummets for ultra-expensive London homes, says agency](/img/default/eat.png)
London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Market recovery - three promising signs indicated by agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Half of sales fall through in some areas claims 'chain-free' agency](/img/default/eat.png)
[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Scourge of the elite Boris sells his £3.75m Georgian family home](/img/default/eat.png)
He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - your Monday fix of who’s moving where](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency urges rivals to price realistically (even if vendors want more...)](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![33 applicants for every home on sale in part of London says agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Homes take a third longer to sell than two years ago - new figures](/img/default/eat.png)
A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the key moves in the industry…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the first industry moves of 2019](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Diversify or die - now an agent is selling a box in the Royal Albert Hall](/img/default/eat.png)
High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Congratulations! London franchise offices celebrate landmark anniversaries](/img/default/eat.png)
Winkworth is a giant national agency franchise but this autumn it is marking a series of anniversaries for several of its...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Top London sales agents team up to form new buying service](/img/default/eat.png)
Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![London has almost 600 one-bed flats on sale at £1m or (well) above](/img/default/eat.png)
London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple. HouseSimple says...
20 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Price falls in prime south west London 'now worse than prime central'](/img/default/eat.png)
More price falls have been recorded across areas of prime London according to Savills. The pattern is not uniform - the agency...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![New appointments announced by several agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency beefs up London presence ahead of potential headwinds](/img/default/eat.png)
Carter Jonas has made three key appointments to beef up its London team. Simon Scott has joined as an associate partner in...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Appointments - Ex-Savills man joins Harrods; New country consultant](/img/default/eat.png)
Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Prime London market 'possibly showing first signs of recovery'](/img/default/eat.png)
Two years of stagnation fuelled by Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty increases may be coming to an end in prime central...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Planning homes for the future](/img/default/eat.png)
In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...
17 June 2017
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - the ball, eggs and under-the-stars edition ...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency's sales area has Versace carpets and Harrods windows](/img/default/eat.png)
The Middle Eastern property development company Emaar - at one time the owner of Hamptons International estate agency - is using...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: the UK's most expensive streets where you can buy a home...](/img/default/eat.png)
Eaton Square, in the heart of London’s wealthy Belgravia district, has been crowned the most expensive street in England and Wales,...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![£100,000-plus asking price cuts commonplace in central London](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures from London data consultancy Lonres show that since the referendum the average price cut on homes across most of central...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Property group warns that market correction is only a matter of time](/img/default/eat.png)
The finance chief of one of the world’s largest property groups says a correction in the property market across western countries...
21 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Foreign elite don't mind SDLT but Brits are priced out, says ex-Savills agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A former head of Savills’ buying arm says well-heeled overseas buyers are unphased by the recently-increased stamp duty on high value...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency research reveals 'explosion' of high end flats across London](/img/default/eat.png)
An impressive piece of research by London agency Kay & Co chronicles a huge surge in the volume and price of...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Prime central London agent drops fees by 50% in 'Black Friday' offer](/img/default/eat.png)
Is it a stunt or a symptom of the central London’s stagnating housing market? A Knightsbridge estate agents is halving its fees...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![£7,000 pst sets 2015 London apartment record](/img/default/eat.png)
A new-build penthouse in Mayfair, handled jointly by Knight Frank and Wetherell agencies, has broken the price record for any residential...
27 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Get the most from everyday emails with a professional email signature](/img/default/eat.png)
The abundance of emails you send every day presents a valuable, yet often overlooked marketing opportunity for your agency. With that said,...
08 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![Now Africans target PCL investment properties](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures from a prime central London agency show a 400 per cent rise in sales to African buyers in the year to...