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Camilla Dell, Managing Partner and Founder of Black Brick, a premier buying agency specializing in London real estate, is gearing up for a notable visit to Dubai and Riyadh in November.

The phones of London’s high-end estate agents have been ringing overnight. Enquiries from anti-Trump Americans to rent trophy homes on London’s most prestigious streets started to come in during the early hours of Wednesday morning as a Donald Trump victory seemed inevitable. 

On 30 October 2024, Labour set out its fiscal plans for the year ahead. Expectations of clampdowns on multiple homeowners, with breaks for the poorest in society, had been swirling. Aspiring homeowners hoped for a silver bullet to help them get onto the property ladder.

Ever since Sir Keir Starmer stepped into the Downing Street garden and issued a warning that the forthcoming budget would be “painful”, commentators have been predicting a whole range of possible tax raids, writes Camilla Dell.

Inheritance tax (IHT) changes could penalise older homeowners and create a form of “social engineering” for downsizers, a buying agent has warned.

Sarah and her husband Jack live in a leafy part of south-west London, own a holiday home on Spain’s Costa Brava and send their two young daughters to private schools. They work hard – Sarah is in PR and Jack is a cryptocurrency trader – and are well paid. Yet they want out of the UK.

The phones of London’s high-end estate agents have been ringing overnight. Enquiries from anti-Trump Americans to rent trophy homes on London’s most prestigious streets started to come in during the early hours of Wednesday morning as a Donald Trump victory seemed inevitable. 

Tilly Bagshawe, 51, and her husband Robin Nydes, 67, are in a race against time to complete the sale of their £2.85 million “dream” Cotswolds second home.

London’s most expensive homes are having a tough time selling, with both demand and deals down.

Second homes have never been so popular. Before lockdown, just 3 per cent of Britons had a retreat in the countryside or the coast – somewhere to recharge the batteries.

Young professionals are “flocking” to the West Country, says buying agency Black Brick – which set up a Coast & Country division earlier this year to tap into the movement.

Investing in property is a daunting process that is both meticulous and time-consuming. From exterior to interior and everything in between, all of the changes and intricate details of your house contribute to the big jar of property value.