Musk ally buys £57m London penthouse in UK’s biggest deal since 2024

Igor Babuschkin, the co-creator of Elon Musk’s xAI, has purchased the largest penthouse in Park Modern, a £530 million development overlooking Hyde Park

Black Brick’s Camilla Dell is featured in The Times giving commentary on the new Park Modern development on Queensway.

To learn more, read the article here.

Will 2026 be a good year to buy or sell a home?

It’s the start of a whole new year and, as ever, a time to reflect, reconsider and plan for what’s next. A clean slate for fresh thinking, bold ideas and new hopes and dreams.

 

As a home owner or hopeful owner-to-be, you might be wondering if 2026 might just be the year for the property market to bounce back. Will it prove to be a good year to buy, or sell your home?

As London and UK property experts with decades of experience in the field, we are delighted to have lent our insights on the topic of property prospects for 2026 in a new article for The Standard.

“At Black Brick, on average we saved our clients £385,000 from asking prices (seven per cent). I expect conditions in 2026 to continue to favour buyers, but in my experience trying to time the exact bottom can risk missing out on your dream home. The best time to buy is when others are fearful and there’s plenty of stock.”, Camilla Dell, Founder of Black Brick reported.

Read the article here.

The hellish reality of being caught in a property chain

Today’s sensitive property market is creating longer chains and making the buying and selling process extremely delicate.

 

The Telegraph has released a new article this week that has revealed how UK families, couples and first-time buyers are being caught up in long property chains. Dominic Heath, Buying Consultant at Black Brick, featured in the piece to share his knowledge into how the mortgage rates and current economic climate is affecting how quickly people are able to move homes this year:

“If a seller is lucky to have a lower rate from pre-2022, they would rather port that lower-rate mortgage than break the chain and have to take out a new mortgage at a high rate in the future,” he commented.

Read the article here.

2025: A year of challenges, or opportunity?

Whilst many have described this year to be a testing time for the UK property market, our buying agents here at Black Brick have still managed to come out on top.

 

As 2025 comes to a close, we’ve lent our insights to a new article in Property Wire, sharing how we’ve managed to adapt to the market changes and still find a way to support clients to find some £80m-worth homes up and down the country.

Read all about our best deals of 2025 here.

Celebrating standout acquisitions in challenging times

We’re celebrating a major milestone this week as we reach £80 million in deals, despite today’s challenging UK housing market.

 

Black Brick Managing Partner, Camilla Dell revealed the good news in a feature for PrimeResi, sharing how our team of buying agents have managed this success.

Read the article here.

‘My home is no mansion’: the suburb left on the brink by new tax

Affected residents of London and the wider UK have been asked to share their thoughts on the new £2 million mansion tax.

 

Announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Budget last week, the tax is set to add a surcharge of £2,500 to £7,500 a year in council tax bills for owners of properties valued at more than £2 million.

Black Brick Managing Partner Camilla Dell shared her insights in a feature written by Martina Lees, discussing how buying agents like us are adapting to the tax news and supporting clients for future purchases.

Read the article here.

Why would anyone live in a listed building?

Listed buildings are some of the most charming and beautiful examples of British architecture.

 

It was great to see my Black Brick Partner Tom Kain quoted in this excellent article by Ruth Bloomfield in The Spectator.

Tom said ‘I think people are more wary of buying period properties that need work than they were in years gone by,’ he says. ‘With the inflated cost of work, extended time and risk involved, they have to be really excited by the opportunity to take it on.’

Read the article here.

Thankfully at Black Brick Property Solutions LLP, we can guide our clients through the process of buying a heritage building. Clients of Black Brick also have access to our Black Book of tried and trusted contacts where we connect clients to the right specialists to help give them confidence in buying listed properties.

If you are thinking about buying a listed building and would like some advice, please get in touch.

Prime property industry reactions to the Budget 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her much-anticipated Budget yesterday, in which she confirmed a new so-called ‘mansion tax’ as well as hiking rates on property income.

 

Black Brick Managing Partner, Camilla Dell has reacted to news in a new feature by PrimeResi, discussing the Budget’s potential impacts and implications for the UK’s prime property owners.

Read the article here.

How Britain’s most expensive house became a £250m white elephant

Previously owned by a Lebanese billionaire politician, a Saudi Prince and most recently the property typhoon Hui Ka Yan, Britain’s most expensive mansion is up for sale at an impressive £250 million asking price.

 

We’ve shared our thoughts on the mega-mansion in a new feature by The Telegraph. Written by Jonathan Ford, our Managing Partner Camilla Dell has offered her insight into why she thinks the property won’t sell at anything without a steep discount, backed up by decades of experience and knowledge into London’s prime property market trends.

Read the article here.

How to profit from the London property freeze

House price growth has come to a halt and sellers are struggling to shift their properties.

 

Amid anticipation for the Autumn Budget announcement, Black Brick Managing Partner Camilla Dell has lent her expertise, drawing on her decades of experience in prime property, to a new feature in This Is Money.

Read the article here, which includes insights from leaders across the property industry, as well as sharing actionable advice on how to overcome the challenging market.