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Prime prices across Edinburgh nudged up by 0.6% in the first three months of this year, and by 1.2% in the six months to March 2024, confirms Abode2.
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The Caribbean residential real estate sector is riding high in 2024, with a healthy return to market for second-home seekers.
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London’s top-end sector continues to slow from its post-pandemic record high, reports Abode2. A total of 89 £5mn-plus homes with a combined value of £918mn changed hands across London in the first three months of the year, according to new…
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A survey of estate agents has revealed a disappointing level of gender-based discrimination in the industry, reports Abode2. While the profession overall has a roughly equal proportion of male and female players, senior roles are heavily skewed towards a boys’…
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More than two in five (42%) properties listed for sale on Rightmove across England have already been spoken for, confirms Abode2. According to analysis by estate agency comparison website GetAgent, the latest Homebuyer Hotspots Demand Index tells of a slight…
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Swedish rock band Europe’s kick and snare anthem ‘The Final Countdown’, couldn’t be a more apt rally cry at present. Global election fever is gathering pace, with 65 countries including the US, the UK, Egypt, India, Mexico and South Africa…
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Dubai continues to lead the world’s super-prime property scene, recording twice as many residential sales above US$10mn as either London or New York in Q4 2023, reports Abode2. The same three cities lead Knight Frank’s rankings for super-prime sales throughout…
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New analysis has looked at the burgeoning branded residential scene in EMEA, as more big names tap into the trend, reports Abode2. The region is proving a hotspot for branded residences, notes Savills, accounting for nearly a third of…
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A key policy objective of the new Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is to make it cheaper and easier for people to extend their leases and buy their freeholds. However, the legislation is deafeningly silent on the prescribed rates that…
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