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Here, our team shares their in-depth knowledge and passion for high-end real estate, featuring hand-written content, including exclusive contributions from Abode2 Managing Editor, Laura Henderson. For further exclusive content, follow Laura on LinkedIn.
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Revolutionary Living Pods – Tomorrow’s Eco-restorative Home? 19.10.22Imagine a world where people live in modern luxury homes perched above the sea. Fleets of “revolutionary living pods” with state-of-the-art technology and drones to deliver essentials will hit the market this year. Ocean Builders, a Panama-based company that specialises…
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The Biggest Test Yet for the Housing Market 17.10.22For the housing market, the past few weeks did not start too badly, with the chancellor announcing surprise cut in stamp duty in his September 23 mini budget, reports Abode2. But it has, as everybody knows, it’s been downhill all…
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Stamp Duty Rework Offers Mixed Blessings 12.10.22Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget presents a mixed blessing offering, putting a strong new emphasis on economic growth, while whisking up an element of fear amongst us. The new policies – which include a reduction in income tax, reversing plans for tax-rises…
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London House Prices Set To Fall 05.10.22House prices in London are set to fall by 10% over the next two years after the Chancellor’s mini-Budget sent the mortgage market into meltdown. Higher interest rates and mortgage repayments, tighter lending and the cost-of-living crisis could mean “a year of pain”…
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Kelly Hoppen Bayswater Home Goes For Record Sum 16.09.22A significant sale has gone through in London’s Bayswater this week, Abode reports. A buyer has secured a near-7,000 sq ft duplex near Kensington Gardens, designed by Kelly Hoppen, which had been on the market at £11.75mn. The former Phillips…
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Super-prime London Rentals Soar 14.09.22London is in the midst of a “super-prime rental renaissance,” buoyed by strong demand from both domestic and American tenants, Abode2 confirms. Upper-end rents in the capital are expected to rise by a total 18.3% by the end of 2026. But…
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Buyer Demand For Eco Homes On The Rise 02.09.22Buyers seeking homes with environmentally friendly features have been growing in number and, according to new research, a desire to cut energy costs is a key motivator, reports Abode2 While almost two-thirds of respondents to a survey recently conducted by…
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France On Fine Form 31.08.22Foreigners’ infatuation with the “city of love” has pushed demand for homes in Paris to a near-record high. During 2021, a year when residential sales across France as a whole climbed 31% above their 10-year average and prime prices increased…
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Hix Caribbean Island House – Self-sufficient And Cool 26.08.22Six apartments stacked in pairs of rectangular concrete blocks make up a stunning new Caribbean guesthouse, designed by architect John Hix to be completely self-sufficient. Casa Solaris is one of five guesthouses at the Hix Island House retreat on the Vieques Island, which is located off…
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