Speaking with Isabelle Fraser, Camilla said how “[Black Brick’s] US clients are not put off by Brexit or the threat of a Corbyn government; instead, they view the market as a good buying opportunity,”.
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Sharing her perspective on the matter in The Telegraph, Black Brick’s Founder and Managing Partner, Camilla Dell argued that Brexit was only “part of the story”.
“A big reason why price growth is sluggish is because of tax. The market is struggling with extortionate levels of stamp duty and this is having an effect,” she explained.
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Offering her perspective into this emerging behaviour within the UK housing market, particularly within the prime property sector, Black Bricks’ Founder, Camilla Dell shared her thoughts for a new piece in The Telegraph this week:
“It’s the ‘“’best house in the street’ syndrome that no one really wants” she said. “If you knock two houses together on a street where the average house price is £3 million, it’s unlikely a buyer with £6 million will want to buy there. They will choose a better street. The key is to consider the surrounding area and work within the confines of the market,” she recommended.
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As an top agency for buying premium homes in London and the wider UK, we have established a new team this year dedicated solely to offering well-informed advice to clients going through a divorce and in need of an estimated new home cost; which can then be presenting to courts for settlement purposes.
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“These days in London, feng shui requirements compete with another Eastern system of beliefs, vastu shastra, which is important to some Indian buyers”, she said. “One of the main requirements of vastu is that the front door should face south, which, in theory, sounds relatively simple but in London it can rule out whole parts of the city where the streets simply face the wrong way.”
She continued: “With off-plan developments, we can try and find a way around these problems. But with some Indian clients, it’s likely that their vastu consultant will be the first to see the floor plans. If something’s not right, the property is simply ruled out before anyone has been to take a look.”
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Well, look no further than Thames in Barnes, south-west London, where the Olympic rowing champion, Ben Hunt-Davis lives with his family for year-round access to the water.
Sharing his insights into the area, Black Brick partner Caspar Harvard-Walls commented on the region’s buying prospects in a new piece for The Telegraph this week:
“The river was a very undeveloped area and there was a lot of land available to build on,” he said. “And there is something iconic about living over the Thames.”
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We’ve been featured in new article by The Times this week all about London and the wider UK’s high-end property market.
In the piece, our Founder, Camilla Dell shared how recent falling oil prices have “knocked wealthy African buyers out of the market”, whilst the new stamp duty changes have also deterred many other suitable high-end investors.
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The UK property market, and especially in London, is an ever-changing landscape. Is it a buyers’ market? A sellers? Both… neither? It depends on the day.
As an established buying agent who has worked in London’s toughest and most competitive prime property market for over 10 years, our Founder, Camilla Dell offered her insights, and practical advice for the article:
“Trying to time the market is impossible,” she simply put. “Many people who sit back and wait end up never getting anything, and then watch in regret as the market rises.”
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