Archive

Another high end estate agency is reporting difficulties in the London market with Knight Frank saying prices are down in both...

Strutt & Parker has repeated its warning that the market in prime central London could see a typical house price fall...

An insider in a senior position in Humberts says the weekend announcement that it was in talks with proposed administrators to...

A central London buying agent says she was once offered a bribe by an estate agent to try to persuade a...

Average prices dropped another 1.1 per cent in prime central London in the year to March according to new figures released...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

The latest data from Knight Frank suggests that average prices in prime central London dropped 0.7 per cent in the year...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...

Harding Green, an agency with a business model based on freelance associates earning commission of up to 70 per cent, says...

Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by...

London’s prime central market is turning around at last according to the chief executive of Belgravia estate agency Henry & James. James...

Claims by President Donald Trump that the US got a bad deal by selling its prime central London embassy and building...

More price falls have been recorded across areas of prime London according to Savills.  The pattern is not uniform - the agency...

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

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...

John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...

Jackson-Stops predicts that average UK house prices will remain flat in 2018, with stamp duty, Brexit and political uncertainties taking their...

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...

Strutt & Parker is warning that Prime Central London prices could drop as much as five per cent in 2018 -...

The first of the major estate agency research teams to offer a forecast for the 2018 market has kicked off the...

Garrington Property Finders says some two-thirds of homes in two high-value parts of prime central London have been on sale for...

Carter Jonas has made three key appointments to beef up its London team. Simon Scott has joined as an associate partner in...

Respected buying agency Black Brick says there is evidence that prices in prime central London may be stabilising and transactions volumes...

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas.  The...

Savills has revised its forecasts for the housing market and says that uncertainty over the impact of Brexit points to two...

The agent behind a new online service covering off-market homes in part of prime central London says his service will expand...

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...

A former Savills agent and a former Sotheby’s and Knight Frank agent have joined forces to launch a new property consultancy...

The housing market remains mixed across different parts of the UK but London and the south east remain the weakest areas...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

Long-established central London estate agency Kay & Co is opening what it calls “a stylish new boutique office” on the ground...

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover.  The Marylebone...

Two years of stagnation fuelled by Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty increases may be coming to an end in prime central...

Jackson-Stops & Staff, a critic of the stamp duty system since its reform in 2014, now says the government should slash...

Countrywide has issued forecasts for the housing market over the next two years amidst a warning that Brexit volatility is the...

The ‘lower priced’ 80 per cent of homes in prime central London are seeing price rises again, giving hope they have...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

The buying agency Black Brick says 38 per cent of its transactions the first half of the year were off market...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

Sales in prime central London in the year to the end of March are a huge 41 per cent below the...

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

Average prices in prime central London remained flat in May but are down 6.6 per cent on the year according to...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Almost half the agents in London surveyed by LonRes say that 10 per cent or more of their vendor clients intend...

Transaction levels in Prime Central London (PCL) increased for the third consecutive quarter during Q1 2017, according to Strutt & Parker. However,...

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...

The HomeOwners' Alliance says it has identified what it describes as "the UK's best performing agent" based on how much it...

The snap General Election on June 8 adds to uncertainty but does not significantly worsen the market for prime properties in...

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...

A well-informed industry article on the possible sale of Strutt & Parker to French bank BNP Paribas suggests that the deal,...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

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

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

A former partner of Strutt & Parker in prime central London has set up his own firm to provide what he...

After a year of turbulence thanks to Brexit and the consequences of stamp duty changes, prime central London’s housing market appears...

Property Vision, one of the country’s oldest and most respected buying agencies, has added its voice to those saying that stamp...

The Prime Central London (PCL) property market finished 2016 on a high with transactions increasing by 36% between Q3 and Q4,...

A leading buying agency says there might be at least one upside to having The Donald in the White House -...

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...

Another agency says price reductions of 10 per cent or more are often found in some prime central London areas such...

Two reports produced by Savills suggests continuing struggles for high-priced properties in prime locations to combat economic uncertainty and the deterrent...

Prime central London’s housing market may be suffering a well-publicised downturn but one agency has defied the negative mood by launching...

New data from LSL Property Services suggest that the image of London as one large housing market encountering difficulties at the...

The Treasury should review the impact of stamp duty on London's market given recent political and economic changes according to London...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

The extension of Inheritance Tax from April is likely to hinder the recovery of the battered prime central London market according...

A surge in sales of London properties to overseas buyers taking advantage of the Pound’s post-referendum collapse has helped Savills exceed...

Agents who subscribe to LonRes are being offered a personalised report builder offering sales and lettings data at postcode level, and...

Fraser & Co is opening a new office in the City of London, despite gloomy reports from other agencies about the...

Sales of homes in prime central London improved towards the end of 2016 says Savills - but only after prices were...

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

New data revealed by investment consultancy Central London Portfolio claims that transactions in prime central areas of the capital have dropped 24...

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

Becky Fatemi of central London estate agency Rokstone says prime areas of the capital are to suffer a “prolonged phase of...

Strutt & Parker has seen a fall in revenue and profits for the year ending April 30 - and it puts...

Prominent top end London estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn says some homes in the higher levels of the market may now have...

Transaction volumes across all of London are 48 per cent lower than they were a year ago, claims an estate agency...

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

Estate agents have spent the weekend finalising their wish-list and lobbying MPs and government ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement. Top of the...

Agents selling homes at the high end of the market have generally welcomed the Daily Telegraph campaign to persuade the Chancellor...

Knight Frank says overseas buyers are not only benefitting from a significant drop in the effective price of central London properties...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

Countrywide's regional director Martin Coombes has quit the company, having worked for it since the early 1990s. A statement to Estate Agent...

Estate agents and market analysts have spent 24 hours expressing their nervousness over the repercussions of Donald Trump's victory in the...

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

It is too early to talk about a recovery in the long-term decline of the prime central London sales market despite...

Transaction levels are forecast to decline from around 1.22m this year to 1.08m next year as uncertainty causes some households to defer...

Strutt & Parker says both the volume of sales and the sum of the selling prices of homes in Prime Central London...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The government has published details of the Criminal Finances Bill with prime central London property used for purposes of money laundering...

The eventual rebrand of former independent agency W A Ellis is set to be completed next year following the opening of...

One of the most respected buying agencies in the country, Property Vision, says the estate agency industry's turnover is down not because of...

The housing market has not fallen over in the wake of the Brexit vote, contrary to come predictions, “but there are...

New data from Knight Frank shows that prime property prices have dipped by 0.1 per cent in the three months following...

The importance of overseas buyers in underpinning increasing elements of the capital’s housing market and won support from an unlikely quarter...

A property analytics company has devised a method of calculating the ‘best’ locations in which to work as an estate agent,...

Marsh & Parsons is the latest agency to show a price drop in prime central London - homes there were down...

Brexit is set to weaken the wider economy and will lead to a small house price dip of one per cent...

The managing director of an agency operating in prime central London and other high-value locations in southern England says the Open...

New data from LonRes shows that transaction volumes across the capital’s prime markets tumbled 41 per cent in the second quarter...

Prices of homes in Prime Central London have fallen across all sectors in the second quarter of the year and over...

Sotheby’s has opened a new office in Belgravia, which it calls ‘the ultimate prime central London location,” to serve at its...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Another crowdfunding platform has launched, encouraging investors to buy a share in a property - in this case, a prime London...

Buying agent Johnny Turnbull claims that 83.2 per cent of the properties sold in prime central London in the second quarter...

Referendum uncertainty - even before the shock Brexit vote itself - led prime central London prices to drop 1.4 per cent...

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

The director of a high-end foreign-owned estate agency in prime central London says he is surprised that so many other figures...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

One of the country’s leading high-end buying agencies says it has ‘mystery shopped’ Purplebricks - with mixed results. For while it found its...

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

Property consultancy Arcadis, which monitors construction and development around the world, wants Chancellor George Osborne to offer temporary stamp duty relief...

A high-end agency claims that despite prices falling in Prime Central London (PCL), demand was subdued in May due to the prospect...

Data company Propcision has quantified the scale of asking price reductions on some prime central London properties, with many dropping by...

Recent debate about a London market slowdown has clouded the fact that the areas seeing price falls are almost entirely in...

The National Association of Estate Agents says it welcomes the government’s commitment to establish a public register of beneficial ownership information...

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

The stamp duty increases introduced in late 2014 are still having an impact on prime areas of London and have heralded...

Prime London agency Lurot Brand claims to have set a record sale price for a traditional London mews street in the...

The finance chief of one of the world’s largest property groups says a correction in the property market across western countries...

A former head of Savills’ buying arm says well-heeled overseas buyers are unphased by the recently-increased stamp duty on high value...

An analysis of homes on sale in every borough of London shows up to a third of properties in some areas...

Subletting of prime London lettings properties is a lucrative business.  What began as a rogue trade over the course of several years,...

Strutt & Parker is to open a new agency office in South Kensington on June 1, despite ongoing uncertainty over the...

Savills says prices of homes in prime areas of London dipped in the first quarter of 2016 because of economic uncertainty...

Winkworth, the franchise giant with most offices concentrated in or close to London, says the high-end of the capital’s prime market...

These days we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, the mere touch of a button or two provides more...

A vote by Britain to leave the European Union would be the saviour of the beleaguered high end housing market according...

Research from a residential investment consultancy throws light on the extraordinary large pipeline of new homes to be built in central London,...

Morgan Stanley says fears over a possible UK exit from the EU and other global economic uncertainty could lead to “a...

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...

Cluttons is warning that the prime central London market may stagnate for at least the early part of this year thanks...

Sales volumes in Prime Central London slumped 17 per cent in the second half of last year compred to the same...

A newspaper article claims that Rightmove and Zoopla are “awash” with what it calls “the unofficial resales of flats in developments...

An impressive piece of research by London agency Kay & Co chronicles a huge surge in the volume and price of...

It is no secret that Prime Central London lettings offerings vary from the exquisite to the plain and ugly.  The exquisite boasting...

Forget eMoov, easyProperty, Tepilo or Purplebricks. It appears the less well-known My Online Estate Agent has taken the honours for having the...

A major estate agency chain’s price index says average house prices in England and Wales have grown 6.6 per cent in...

Zoopla has instructed Brands2Life to handle its PR, taking over from Instinctif Partners. Brands2Life, which is based in prime central London, won...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

Prime Central London’s residential values have risen 4.3 per cent over the past 12 months and now average £2.3m per property...

Countrywide says the current malaise in the central London housing market is not, as many agents and commentators suggest, simply down...

There’s been shock and anger from agents - especially those in London - at the surprise news of an additional three...

A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a...

The Bow Group - a think-tank that was previously a solid backer of the Tories but has recently flirted with UKIP...

Chancellor George Osborne remains convinced that his stamp duty reforms of a year ago benefit over 95 per cent of home...

The outgoing chief executive of the Nationwide building society, Graham Beale, is warning that prime central London house price rises of...

Is it a stunt or a symptom of the central London’s stagnating housing market? A Knightsbridge estate agents is halving its fees...

An online estate agency has taken on the established high-end agents by marketing a home in prime central London for £19.5m...

Knight Frank has issued housing market predictions for 2016 roughly in line with all those issued by rival high end agents...

Two of London’s highest profile buying agency operations have announced new team members. Prime Purchase - the buying arm of Savills -...

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...

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

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

One of Britain's leading buying agencies say transactions at the very highest end of the London market may be as much...

Knight Frank has become the latest high-end agency to admit that the prime central London market is in the doldrums, with...

Savills and Knight Frank say prime central London property values dipped slightly over the summer with stamp duty still being blamed...

Data from Countrywide Group shows the potential volatility that exists in the much-discussed Prime Central London housing market, simply because of...

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

Knight Frank is the latest estate agent to admit that the prime London sales market is “subdued” - and it blames...

Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn has suggested a party run by him would consider a ban on the purchase of homes...

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...

London agency Barnard Marcus has secured what is believed to be a record sale price for a former council flat -...

Investors are extending their influence over the property market in prime central parts of London according to agency Marsh & Parsons. The...

Transactions in prime central London have plummeted and prices per square foot have dipped. Data from LonRes shows that in the second...

The head of research at lettings portal Lettingweb.com says the National Crime Agency’s claims about hundreds of billions of pounds of...

A new-build penthouse in Mayfair, handled jointly by Knight Frank and Wetherell agencies,  has broken the price record for any residential...

Estate agents have been warned by the National Crime Agency that they must not hesitate to inform the authorities if they...

A pressure group is calling for estate agents to conduct additional checks to ensure the legal provenance of buyers’ funds, and...

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

Lord Sugar is to work with former TV Dragon and interior design guru Kelly Hoppen to design luxury apartments in the...

The huge publicity surrounding the high prices of parking bays that have been sold in some parts of prime central London...

We are accustomed to increasingly lavish CGIs, fly-throughs and even the (short-lived) 3D floor plan. Now the United States has led...

Research by the Financial Times shows that large numbers of flats at exclusive new London developments - led by Nine Elms...

The chief executive of online agency easyProperty says the money laundering scandal exposed in Channel 4’s ‘From Russia With Cash’ would...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the latest body to warns its estate agent members that they have a legal...

The Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a series of measures impacting on the property industry, including:   Mortgage interest relief for buy-to-let homebuyers...

Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to...

Within 12 hours of Greece defaulting on repayment of part of a loan to the International Monetary Fund, a prime central...

Prime central London house prices appear to have plateaued in recent weeks, failing to recover from the quiet pre-general election period...

The high-end market in parts of prime central London is in the doldrums because of a glut of £2m-plus homes put...

A new analysis of rising property values measured in price per square metre, suggests one location has risen 773 per cent...

Some agents have recently suggested that the prime central London market is sluggish in the extreme - but now one agency...

A London agency has reported that it has not experienced the increase in sales and lettings it had expected after last...

Figures from a prime central London agency show a 400 per cent rise in sales to African buyers in the year to...

Raine Countess Spencer - the daughter of novelist Barbara Cartland - has opened the latest Harrods Estates prime central London branch...

Investors now account for almost a third of buyers in prime central London according to one of the capital’s largest chains,...