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London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...

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

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

Sellers are still adopting a “take it or leave it approach” with prices up to 20% higher than most “sensible buyers”...

It has been a mixed year for prime London markets, with some areas faring better than others when it comes to...

A former high profile area director for Foxtons has been appointed to a senior role at Beauchamp Estates. Stuart Bennett, previously area...

Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...

Demand in prime areas of London has fallen in the first quarter of the year, says estate agency Benham and Reeves. The...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

Savills has set out its annual house price forecast for prime London - and after years of price falls, the prediction...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...

Fine & Country has a new prime London licensee covering Notting Hill and Chelsea - but there will be no High...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital.  Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

Family-run Chelsea agency Russell Simpson is marking 40 years of business by expanding for the first time in its history, opening...

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Winkworth is a giant national agency franchise but this autumn it is marking a series of anniversaries for several of its...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

High-profile buying agency Black Brick has highlighted the scale of reductions now being made by sellers of some trophy properties in...

Prime London house prices are now 5.3 per cent lower than at the time of the EU referendum admits Savills, following...

A new statement by Countrywide’s John D Wood & Co says its now-completed merger with Faron Sutaria has had the effect...

The much-discussed merger of Countrywide’s John D Wood & Co with Faron Sutaria brands - with the latter’s name apparently disappearing...

High-end estate agency Knight Frank says prime central London prices are down as much as 14.0 per cent in the year to...

Sales in Prime Central London were down 21 per cent in the year to December according to investment consultancy London Central...

Eaton Square, in the heart of London’s wealthy Belgravia district, has been crowned the most expensive street in England and Wales,...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd is the latest to call for reforms to stamp duty, with a claim that prices for the most expensive...

Countrywide has started the formal process of merging and rebranding some of its existing local chains, beginning with London.  John D Wood...

A leading London buying agency is warning that some areas of prime central London could face a downturn following the Brexit...

Some estate agents who received a letter from lawyers acting on behalf of Agents’ Mutual say they will still not upload...

The influential lobbying group the HomeOwners’ Alliance wants estate agents to quote the price per square foot of properties to allow...

A central London estate agent is in dispute with OnTheMarket over its leads, number of agencies on board, and visits from...

Prime Central London’s housing market will stagnate with no price growth at all next year, warns Savills. Even in 2017 price growth...

If it’s Friday it must be Agents Do Charity. Our industry does great work all year round, of course, but as...

Central London estate agent Lurot Brand has opened a new Notting Hill and Holland Park office.  Founded by Antoine Lurot in 1971,...

One of London’s biggest property sales of the year so far completed a few weeks before last month’s election, despite fears at...