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Country home renovations rocketed through the pandemic; here are the most popular luxury projects
Top-end country house refurb specialists have seen enquiries double in the last year, and there’s no sign of slowdown.
House prices likely to rise further as supply falls again – RICS
Faltering supply continues to underpin house price inflation across the UK, reports the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
Construction boom threatened by materials shortage
Housebuilding is leading the construction sector’s recovery – but a shortage of building materials is “proving a serious detriment to both businesses throughout the supply chain and consumers.”
Central London rents likely to recover to pre-pandemic levels within a year – Hamptons
Average rents in central London have fallen by 16.5% in the last year, but “it appears that late spring marked the bottom of the Inner London market,” says Hamptons, as its latest rental index confirms reports from Knight Frank and Savills.
Saigol DDC mansion relisted at £15m
‘Far grander than other houses on Hamilton Terrace’, this new-build corker is being offered for sale on the instructions of the Joint Law of Property Act Receivers.
In Pictures: Shropshire Country House Clause design is ‘a mixture of poetry and science’
Johnson Design Partnership has won a rare Para 79 approval for a striking contemporary country house in Shropshire’s green belt.
‘Purplebricks 2.0’: Estate agency trumpets strong performance & rolls out a ‘Money Back Guarantee’
“Today we present Purplebricks 2.0,” declares CEO Vic Darvey, as the hybrid estate agency sets an ambition to double its market share to 10% of property sales over the next few years.
Fine & Country opens four-storey ’boutique’ branch in West London
Ben Madden’s Turnham Green operation is geared towards international properties as well as covering the local area.
Knight Frank recruits top rural agents from Strutt & Parker
James Farrell & Tom Richardson have a combined 70 years’ experience in the rural sector.
Lloyds moves into the private rental sector with Citra Living launch
Lloyds Banking Group’s new stand-alone brand will “initially start small”, buying up and renting out around 400 “good quality” new-build properties by the end of this year.