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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.

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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.

The IPaper

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.

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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.

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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).

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Behind the UK’s blue plaque obsession — and do they boost your house price?

When it comes to the question of whether historic blue plaques add meaningful value to London properties, Black Brick’s Camilla Dell offers a clear-eyed verdict.

Estate Agent Today

Housing market may be worse than price indices show – warning

Some property experts have suggested that optimistic house price figures may be masking a deterioration in market conditions.

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Buying agency Black Brick boosts team with trio of hires

Buying agency Black Brick has boosted its London-based team with three new recruits.

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Can London win back home buyers from the UAE?

Black Brick’s Founder and Managing Partner, Camilla Dell, wrote an article for the Financial Times, discussing how geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East is influencing the decisions of internationally mobile high-net-worth individuals.

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The Super – Prime Dilemma

The lights are on across London’s Mayfair and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, but a large number of property owners are not home.

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Nick Candy sells Chelsea mansion for more than £265 million

The property magnate Nick Candy has sold his mansion in Chelsea, southwest London, for more than £265 million, in what is believed to be the most expensive ever house sale in UK, if not the world.

The Wall Street Journal

London’s Bayswater Neighborhood Is Getting a Long-Awaited Glow-Up

Even in an expensive city like London, the sale of an apartment for almost $80 million raises eyebrows.