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Uncertainty triggered by the new Labour Government and taxation concerns that await the 30th October Autumn Budget, have made many wealthy...

The director of a London estate agency claims a buyer needs an income of £100,000 a year to purchase a home...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...

Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR and is on the lookout...

Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

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...

SmartSearch looks at the importance of incorporating Source of Funds checks into KYC processes It is no secret that the UK property...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London has opened a new office on Sloane Avenue. It will service Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Chelsea and South Kensington. The agency...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has opened a new residential lettings and sales office in Knightsbridge.   The luxury listings agent said...

Industry partner Jerry Lyons is launching a new network to support independent ethical estate agencies. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) aims to...

St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

Rising mortgage rates and falling house prices don’t appear to be deterring the super-rich. A report from upmarket agency Beauchamp Estates suggests...

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

From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...

The boundaries of prime central London are expanding, new research claims. The PCL market is generally described as the exclusive districts of...

A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...

Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...

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

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

Knight Frank has appointed David Lewis as head of rural sales for Devon and West Somerset. Lewis’s career in residential property began...

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

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

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

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has acquired a historic independent company operating in prime central...

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

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

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...

A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

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...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...

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

A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

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

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

London has 585 one bed flats on the market at £1m or more according to research by online agency HouseSimple.  HouseSimple says...

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

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

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

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

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

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...

The Middle Eastern property development company Emaar - at one time the owner of Hamptons International estate agency - is using...

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

Figures from London data consultancy Lonres show that since the referendum the average price cut on homes across most of central...

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

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

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

The abundance of emails you send every day presents a valuable, yet often overlooked marketing opportunity for your agency. With that said,...

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...