Is a second home in New York or London more trouble than it’s worth?
A new Financial Times feature examines how rising taxes, higher acquisition costs and changing government policies are reshaping the world’s leading luxury property markets, with London and New York both seeing a growing shift away from second-home ownership.
Looking beyond the headlines in prime London
For several years, the narrative surrounding London’s prime property market has been dominated by uncertainty.
Riverside living in London is floating the boats of a new generation
Camilla Dell, Managing Partner at Black Brick, was asked to share her thoughts with Paul Carey for The National News on riverside living in London.
Five steps to sell your home in a very crowded market
The UK property market is facing its most challenging selling conditions in years.
Mid-year deal review: 25 standout luxury property sales from H1 2026
Despite a challenging geopolitical backdrop and shifting domestic politics, London’s super-prime property market has continued to deliver standout results through the first half of 2026 — including a notable off-market win for Black Brick.
Black Brick flags big shifts in buyer behaviour across Prime London
Black Brick’s H1 2026 deal book tells a very different story to the one they were writing six years ago.
Steep property discounts lure Gulf buyers back to London
London’s prime residential market is experiencing a notable revival, with Gulf and American buyers driving demand as significant price corrections and a weaker pound create compelling buying opportunities.
Can Andy Burnham fix Britain’s housing crisis?
The likely new PM will have to face a building industry in the doldrums, stagnating property prices and buyers put off moving by tax. We lay out his options.
Burnham’s rise revives the big property tax question
Black Brick Managing Partner Camilla Dell was quoted in PrimeResi’s analysis of the potential property market implications of Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster as MP for Makerfield, and his emergence as frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader — and potentially Prime Minister.
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Four ways to buy a property without an estate agent – and save money
Black Brick Founder and Managing Partner Camilla Dell, was recently quoted in a piece exploring the growing range of alternatives to traditional property buying, from AI-powered search platforms and auction purchases, to off-plan developments and buying agents.
Buying agency ‘seal of approval’ seeks to help home-buyers pick trusted advisors
Buying agency matching platform ‘First In The Door’, has introduced a new accreditation mark — the Prime Property Seal of Accreditation™ — designed to help homebuyers identify trusted advisors in the prime property market.
Camilla Dell: On the ‘extremely delicate business’ of negotiating in a buyers’ market
For optimistic thinkers, London’s market in mid-2026 represents a real opportunity to acquire best-in-class property at realistic prices — a view we wholeheartedly share (writes Camilla Dell, founder of Black Brick).