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Savills has appointed Mark Redfern to head its Notting Hill sales department. Having worked in the prime central London property market for...

The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...

The air is slowly coming out of the prime London property market, Knight Frank claims but the agent has said it...

The prime London property market appears to be finding a new level as sales, demand and prices slide, LonRes claims. Figures from...

The London property market has started the year better than expected, with sales instructions and buyer demand both rising, according to...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

Prime London sales activity remains above pre-pandemic levels despite an annual drop, figures suggests. Analysis of the prime London market for the...

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

The recovery of the prime central London property market is being hampered by a lack of international buyers and Russia’s invasion...

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

London agency Benham and Reeves says a new analysis it’s conducted of the capital’s property market since last summer shows a...

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...

Homes in central parts of London sold for a typical 11.5 per cent below asking price in the first three months...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...

Foxtons has this morning given a gloomy trading update to the City and shareholders. In a statement issued at 7am it says:...

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...

A leading buying agency says the Brexit transition deal will help central London’s fragile sales market. Caspar Harvard-Walls, a partner in the...

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

  A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

PwC says the drop in the number of property transactions is the economic indicator where the uncertainty over Brexit is most...

The managing director of lettings at Foxtons says Brexit and domestic political uncertainty have become ‘the new norm’ in the London...

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

A group campaigning for the reform of money laundering and other accountability laws claims that billions of pounds worth of investment...

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

House prices will stall in 2017 and there won’t by any significant improvement in affordability for many hard-pressed buyers - but...

Knight Frank is the latest agency to cut staff on the prime London sales side because of the downturn. In an announcement...

Some sectors of the industry have been giving their initial reactions to the shock Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election.  Camilla...

In a surprise announcement this morning, Foxtons has revealed that its total revenues in the past three months dropped 14 per...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

A high end international London estate agent says a Brexit will lead to increased sales of homes in prime central London...

A property investment firm says a British exit from the EU may cause minimal damage to the prime London market and...

Money laundering compliance is the hot topic at the moment, with various organisations making statements about the need to change and...

Last week, on the latest series of The Apprentice, Lord Sugar threw his teams into the London property market.  As expected, Twitter...

The latest blow to the prime central London market has come from Knight Frank, the high end agency, which has slashed...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Channel 4's...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Channel 4's...

An MP has tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Land Registry to require greater transparency for overseas company purchases...

London chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened another new sales and lettings outlet, this time in South Kensington - hot...

A Conservative victory in this week’s general election will “unleash” a new wave of overseas buyers into the London property market,...