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![Jackson-Stops returns to Strutt & Parker](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The great grandson of the founder of Jackson-Stops has returned to the sales side of the industry after running his own...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Architecture and interior designer launches pre-offer advice service for prime buyers](/upload/images/shutterstock_547272463.jpg)
A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![French fancies! Luxury agent opens new offices in south of France](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![What do the super-rich look for in a new home?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20do%20the%20super-rich%20look%20for%20in%20a%20new%20home%20by%20Jason%20Corbett.jpg/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20do%20the%20super-rich%20look%20for%20in%20a%20new%20home%20by%20Jason%20Corbett__400x226.jpg)
Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Savills: Realistic pricing ‘crucial’ to keeping the market moving](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Prime London property values are not falling as far as the rest of the market but realistic pricing will be crucial...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![LonRes: Quieter property market may continue until Christmas](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
High mortgage rates and a lack of supply may mean the prime property market misses its typical seasonal boost in the...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upmarket agency network launches masterclass on boosting fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
Fine & Country has launched a new Masterclass Series focused on the art of maximising fees and boosting additional revenue. Set to...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Cash and needs-based buyers driving prime markets - Savills](/upload/images/shutterstock_1696735198.jpg)
Cash purchasers, younger needs-based buyers and relocators are the driving force behind the current prime UK property market, according to research...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank: Air is (slowly) coming out of the prime property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The air is slowly coming out of the prime London property market, Knight Frank claims but the agent has said it...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Crowning glory for Americans is a 'mini-castle' in Hampstead](/upload/images/__thumbs/Family%20Rent%20London%20Castle%204%20%C2%A3250k%20pa%2C%20on%20back%20of%20Coronation%20Publicity.jpg/Family%20Rent%20London%20Castle%204%20%C2%A3250k%20pa%2C%20on%20back%20of%20Coronation%20Publicity__400x267.jpg)
Old Conduit House in Hampstead Village, a beautifully restored Gothic Grade II* Listed 5,054 sqft (470 sqm), six bedroom home, built...
17 June 2023
From: Features
![LonRes: Prime property sales remain slow amid reduced buyer confidence](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upmarket agency to feature in Channel 4 prime property series](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Sotheby’s Realty International is set to return to the small screen next week. Its agents will feature in Channel 4's prime residential property...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Acclaimed actor lends his voice to Fine & Country radio advert](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgencyBoards-Lettings-400x310.png)
British actor Rupert Everett has swapped the big screen for the recording studio after becoming the new voice of a radio...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country: Tougher market provides opportunity for good agents](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26CountryNEWLOGO2022.jpg)
Agents remain positive about the year ahead but may need to raise their fees or grow market share to survive, Fine...
29 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country adds further license to London network](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
The directors of London agent Churchill and Mathesons have taken on a Fine & Country license to cater for the upper...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![LonRes unveils new app for agents on the move](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
LonRes has launched a new mobile app for its subscribers to access listings while on the move and support agents while...
25 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![US demand doubles for UK prime property](/upload/images/Locations/UK-US-Flags-400x310.jpg)
Demand for prime London property from Americans doubled between September and October due to favourable dollar exchange rates and increased investor...
17 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![New 'free to list' offering aims to fix 'broken portal market'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
A co-founder of new free-to-list portal Jangle has outlined how the new business aims to disrupt the property listings market. Prime property...
08 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
![Knight Frank attracts Savills pair to launch regional new homes offering](/upload/images/library/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
Knight Frank has recruited two former Savills executives to launch and run its new homes team in Cheltenham. The property consultancy and...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![The price of buying a prime property ‘eye-watering’, says mortgage broker](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Most of us can only dream of buying a prime home, and new research by a mortgage broker has reinforced this...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Fine & Country opens new branch by the Thames](/upload/images/Logos/Fine%26Country-logo400x310.png)
Another ‘prestigious’ London location has been added to the Fine & Country roster, with Teddington the latest to open a branch...
09 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![PCL to outpace best-performing lockdown markets over next five years, says Savills](/upload/images/Logos/Savills-NEW-logo400x310.png)
Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Number of £1m-plus homes on the rise, says research](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/PrimeHomesUK03-400x310.png)
Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! How much your buyer needs to be in the top 10% of property sales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtHome-1-400x310.jpg)
Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Russian property sanctions will only hit prime central London](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine%202.png)
A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Busted - newspaper reveals scandals behind self-employed agents on TV](/upload/images/library/Newspapers-400x310.jpg)
A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![A Lesson for Agents from the Ukraine Crisis](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features
![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
![Rich Pickings: Agency sells £100m of homes on one estate in 2021](/upload/images/Logos/Knight-Frank-logo400x310.png)
Knight Frank has sold homes collectively valued at over £100m on just one exclusive estate so far this year alone. The Wentworth...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![“No meaningful price growth” in prime central London, admits agency](/upload/images/library/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![London still a magnet for world’s wealthiest says agency](/img/default/eat.png)
London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - who’s moving where, why and when](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Another new London agency targets prime property sector](/img/default/eat.png)
A new boutique estate agency is to open in London, run by a former director of both Dexters and Hanover Residential. Jeremy...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Prime London market shows sign of returning at last](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Demand for prime country houses goes through the thatched roof](/img/default/eat.png)
The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - a bumper bundle of movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![More signs of recovery in Prime London market](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![40% price fall and 54% price rise - Prime London snakes and ladders](/img/default/eat.png)
An international property and residency consultancy claims the sold prices of homes in some prime London locations have collapsed by up to 40...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![If you want a stamp duty holiday extension, sign here…](/img/default/eat.png)
A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Prime London prices slashed as Brexit and Covid worry buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
A new survey of prime London property shows 21 per cent of homes on sale have had their asking prices cut...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purchase tax on some UK prime homes now amongst lowest in Europe](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...
30 July 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
![LonRes at 20: the lightbulb moment behind one of the first PropTech firms](/img/default/eat.png)
The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features
![Boris Bounce on hold? Swathes of London still in the doldrums](/img/default/eat.png)
Coutts has identified areas of London where house prices are still below peak. Although the wealth manager and private bank says there...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: what has the last decade meant for the property industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features
![Legendary London agency links with Dexters in new partnership](/img/default/eat.png)
The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty hike for foreign buyers ‘contradicts Brexit claim’](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Five years in Prime London: prices down 15% and supply 45% down](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Surge in high-end deals in recent years, despite wider market woe](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Lifestyle estate agency recruiting new agents for global expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks and Foxtons could be big winners if BoJo becomes PM](/img/default/eat.png)
Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris Johnson's stamp duty plans could revive prime property market](/img/default/eat.png)
Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![From North Somerset to Mauritius - two new branches for Fine & Country](/img/default/eat.png)
Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest industry movers and shakers…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![£23m Prime Central London property to be sold via Blockchain](/img/default/eat.png)
A property in London’s Mayfair has a price tag of £23m and is being sold via a system allowing interested parties...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Massive discounts up to 21% for prime London homes, says bank](/img/default/eat.png)
Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Some London houses 25% below peak as transactions plummet - new index](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a new index but it tells an old story - how prime central London prices have dropped significantly since their...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Prime rural prices see largest fall for five years thanks to Brexit](/img/default/eat.png)
At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Two Brexit blows to London market as uncertainty worsens](/img/default/eat.png)
Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexit's housing silver lining (but only for overseas buyers, it seems...)](/img/default/eat.png)
A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Warning of down-valuation risk for London market](/img/default/eat.png)
Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![We are fastest growing premium estate agent, says Fine & Country](/img/default/eat.png)
Fine & Country is claiming to be the fastest growing premium estate agency brand in England and Wales over the last...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: a changing of the guard?](/img/default/eat.png)
The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features
![Prime London woe: price falls, slow sales and valuation mark-downs](/img/default/eat.png)
Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hunters to short-let homes that are For Sale but awaiting buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![London’s prime housing market is no longer roaring](/img/default/eat.png)
Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...
14 July 2017
From: Features
![Prime Central London: transactions rise again](/img/default/eat.png)
Transaction levels in Prime Central London (PCL) increased for the third consecutive quarter during Q1 2017, according to Strutt & Parker. However,...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Index shows London prices really do tell a tale of two cities...](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from LSL Property Services suggest that the image of London as one large housing market encountering difficulties at the...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: secrets of the success of Britain's youngest agent](/img/default/eat.png)
An Essex estate agent who believes he is the youngest in the industry has explained his success to Estate Agent Today...
08 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency says stamp duty, not Brexit, causing prime market slowdown](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from Knight Frank shows that prime property prices have dipped by 0.1 per cent in the three months following...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Decision Day - industry and wider public vote in EU Referendum](/img/default/eat.png)
Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![New branches for London agency; merger for UK's oldest surviving land agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has expanded its network of branches in central London with the launch of new offices in Clerkenwell,...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit could have damaging consequences warn NAEA and ARLA](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Ban foreigners buying existing homes, says right wing think tank](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bow Group - a think-tank that was previously a solid backer of the Tories but has recently flirted with UKIP...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Prime Central London transactions down as much as 40% says agent](/img/default/eat.png)
One of Britain's leading buying agencies say transactions at the very highest end of the London market may be as much...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![Partners and staff set to benefit from Knight Frank's record profits surge](/img/default/eat.png)
The 65 equity partners and 8,000 staff of high-end estate agency and property consultancy Knight Frank are set to benefit from...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![High end agents still unhappy at stamp duty effect on prime central London](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills and Knight Frank say prime central London property values dipped slightly over the summer with stamp duty still being blamed...
01 October 2015
From: Breaking News
![New call for prime London agents to be more transparent](/img/default/eat.png)
A pressure group is calling for estate agents to conduct additional checks to ensure the legal provenance of buyers’ funds, and...
23 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![House price rise forecast for 2015 is tripled](/img/default/eat.png)
The Centre for Economics and Business Research, a leading consultancy, says the drought in properties on the market is pushing up...
22 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Web traffic points to busy summer says high-end agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Knight Frank says the summer is likely to be busier than expected for the sale of prime property as a result...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![House price game show starts on ITV next week](/img/default/eat.png)
If business is a bit quiet over the next few Mondays, don’t feel guilty at watching TV - you could even...
20 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Beware Greeks bearing money to buy in London?](/img/default/eat.png)
Within 12 hours of Greece defaulting on repayment of part of a loan to the International Monetary Fund, a prime central...