The LPF Weekend Fix - in partnership with Prime Resi Journal EVERY WEEKEND WE BRING YOU OUR TOP TEN ARTICLES FROM PRIMERESI JOURNAL - THE JOURNAL OF LUXURY PROPERTYPRIMERESI IS THE LEADING NEWS, INSIGHT AND OPINION RESOURCE FOR THE UK’S LUXURY PROPERTY SECTOR, PROVIDING DAILY BREAKING NEWS AND ANALYSIS ON PRIME RESIDENTIAL MATTERS. ‘There is more than enough room in this marketplace for a new agency model’: Trio of high-end London agents launch new venture Aston Chase alumni Ben Sloane and Richard Bryce have joined forces with Primrose Hill specialist Jonathan Brandling-Harris to target the North West and Central London market. Former Beauchamp duo launch new luxury estate agency Richard Douglas and Alex Bourne have assembled a ‘full roster’ of HNW clients, including Saudi royalty, and an array of super-prime instructions. Going Interactive: How to level up your digital marketing Developers, agents and architects will need to take the time to understand the new digital landscape in the post-Covid world, and create richer experiences for customers, writes Jess Pinkham… Significant Bayswater hotel with resi development consent offered for £29.5m 35-39 Leinster Gardens – formerly the Holiday Villa Hotel – has been put on the market at £29.5 million, with planning permission in place for a conversion to either residential or serviced apartments. Central London garden square goes up for sale Savills is expecting particular interest from locals without access to outside space. Market sentiment has moved from one of cautious optimism to outright positivity – Strutt & Parker ‘To think that this activity continues in the midst of a global pandemic is completely astounding’, says the national agency, retaining its previous prediction of 5% best-case scenario growth in 2021. Off-market deals hit a 14-year high Over 37,000 properties changed hands off-market in the first three months of 2021, according to new data. On the shortage of supply across UK property markets Tom Bill digs deeper into the imbalance between supply and demand that’s been putting upwards pressure on prices… Knight Frank marks 125 years with ‘mission to shape the firm for the future’ London-based consultancy sets out some new strategy goals as it chalks up 125 years in business. Queen’s Speech flags planning reform & the Building Safety Bill In her annual speech to mark the opening of Parliament, the Queen outlined 30 bills that will set the agenda for Boris Johnson’s Government in the coming year. Priya RawalMay 23, 2021 Facebook0 Twitter LinkedIn0 Pinterest0 0 Likes