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Talking Heads: What’s happening in the prime property market right now, according to top buying agents

April 27, 2022

Where is all the stock; what will happen to prices; and which areas are buyers flocking to right now? Seasoned buy-side pros have been giving their hot takes on the first few months of 2022, which is shaping up to be another crazy one…

What not to buy now: the six types of London home that may turn out to be a bad investment

April 25, 2022

Few people are putting their homes on the market at the moment and house prices are soaring — up £11,000 in the month of February alone, according to the latest Land Registry figures.

The best buying agents for prime London property

March 18, 2022

Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best London buying agents for high-net-worth individuals. The list features our Top Recommended and Recommended agents.

Hampstead is one of the best areas to buy in London – if you can afford it

March 16, 2022

From artists and authors to actors and pop stars, Hampstead’s always been a magnet for the rich, famous and influential.

Sisters are doing it for themselves

March 8, 2022

From the boardroom to the building site, women are woefully under-represented on London’s housing scene.

Demand for Buying Agents is on the Rise – but why?

March 3, 2022

Camilla Dell comments on the LonRes buying agent survey

Comment: London buyers with cash to burn stumped by lack of available homes

February 24, 2022

It’s an age-old shoppers’ dilemma. You’ve finally got money to burn and an idea of what you’d like to spend it on. But you scour the high street and the furthest reaches of the internet and there’s nothing you want to buy.

Looking for a needle in a haystack: PCL buying agency highlights ‘acute’ stock shortage

February 7, 2022

An agency has highlighted the distinct lack of options for house buyers in London’s prime neighbourhoods, as demand and supply levels remain out of kilter.

Camilla Dell: Four themes that will shape an exciting year in Prime Central London

January 27, 2022

PCL is expected to see an influx of interest, with buyers gravitating back towards the city, as the “race for space” loses momentum.

Buy To Let losing its appeal, warns leading London buying expert

One of the most respected buying agents in London says buy to let in the capital is losing its appeal for many investors.

“No market” for some prime London flats without outside space

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains apartments without outside space.

Property bidding wars break out at record pace

January 24, 2022

More than a third of home sales were subject to a bidding war last year, as a record number of buyers paid more than the asking price.

‘Be ready to fight and scratch someone’s eyes out’: how to find a house in an overheated market

The supply crisis is hitting homes hard. It’s not just a lack of building materials, labour shortages and difficulty sourcing trendy taps and tiles, it is about finding a house in the first place.

Spear’s 500 Top Ten 2022

January 13, 2022

We are delighted that Managing Partner Camilla Dell is in the Top Ten London Buying Agents and Partner Caspar Harvard-Walls and Senior Buying Consultant Tom Kain are Top Recommended Buying Agents in the latest 2022 edition of the Spears 500.

PCL buying agency closes £100m of deals in ‘vintage year’

January 10, 2022

'2021 was a year when more and more people realised they needed some professional help to secure the house of their dreams’, says Black Brick.