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House price falls: London sellers accepting hefty price reductions in buyers’ market

December 7, 2023

Sellers in London and the South East are being forced to accept offers of an average of £25,000 below their asking price, according to Zoopla’s latest House Price Index.

PCL buying agency reveals its best deals of 2023

November 23, 2023

Mayfair-based Black Brick has sourced 23 properties on behalf of its clients this year, including two "rare treasures" in Chelsea and Knightsbridge - and an apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Executive Boardrooms Are Being Turned Into $22 Million Apartments

November 7, 2023

Minutes from Parliament at Westminster, 9 Millbank used to be the headquarters of Imperial Chemical Industries, formerly the largest manufacturer in Britain, which once made products such as the acrylic plastic Perspex.

Why is it so hard to sell a house in 2023?

November 3, 2023

Buyers are sitting on their hands waiting. Waiting to catch that mythical sweet spot between interest rates falling and property prices rising.

‘A source of joy, and painful expense’: how to renovate a listed home

November 1, 2023

Renovating a house from top to bottom is not for the faint-hearted, but if the property is listed, this comes with many added layers of red tape and expense.

London’s Mega-Mansion Fire Sale: Why The Super Rich Are Slashing Millions Off Their Asking Prices

October 26, 2023

In the early summer the sun was shining, the air was scented with lilac and Kam Babaee was full of optimism when he put his former family home on to the market for £7.95 million.

Navigating the UK’s buy-to-let market

October 6, 2023

Owning buy-to-let property can offer a range of benefits, including a passive income and the potential for capital growth. And for those with property in London’s prized ‘golden postcodes’, there’s also the added allure of status. 

How will the general election affect house prices?

September 22, 2023

Who would you trust with the biggest investment you’ll ever make; the Labour party or the Conservatives? A year on from Liz Truss’s mini-budget, with mortgage interest rates of 6.5 per cent biting into incomes, it feels as though the connection between politics and the housing market has never been stronger.

Summer Deal Digest: Nine of the best luxury apartment sales of 2023 so far

September 11, 2023

Demand may have fallen off a cliff during the pandemic, but 2023 has seen apartments mount a resurgence in PCL, accounting for a growing share of sales as lockdown memories fade: 44% of £5mn+ transactions across the capital in the year to last month, up from 40% last year and just 28% in 2021.

Safe as luxury houses? How security concerns are impacting London’s super-prime property market

London may be no different from other world cities in this regard, but recent media reports have painted a particularly grim picture of the capital: widespread looting, armed burglaries and attacks on high-profile personalities in broad daylight have all featured on the front pages over the summer – and security concerns have even been cited as a factor in some A-listers’ decisions to move out to the country.