Where else other than South Kensington boasts such a beautiful array of tree-lines streets, museums and quaint cafes?

Despite all of its many, many attributes, though, the area is still facing a slowing, downturn housing market.

Sharing our recent experiences as a top London property buying agency in the region, we have offered our insights to The Financial Times this week as to why South Kensington might just be primed right now for buyers looking to get a bargain in prime property.

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With the Chinese economy stalling and its stock market falling, UK property market is feeling the impact.

A new article in The Times this week looks into the issue, reporting how whilst many Chinese are leaving London, interest from the Middle East is on the rise.

Sharing her thoughts for the piece as a top London buying agent, Black Brick Founder Camilla Dell revealed how, in recent weeks, our buying agency are “yet to see “huge numbers of Chinese buyers come our way”.

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Following last month’s stamp duty announcements, there’s a new “property quandary” on the horizon: buy now before the tax rises, or wait until after to see if prices drop?

We shared our thoughts on the topic in a new piece for The Times this week, agreeing with the consensus that a ‘a stampede is on the way’.

“We’ve taken several new inquiries from buyers who want to crack on.”, Black Brick’s Founder, Camilla Dell shared.

Read the full article here.

If you looking to spend 1 million on your next home, there’s some things you should know…

We have offered our advice to million-pound property buyers this week in a new article for The Times, explaining how competition between £1 and £2 million properties can be intense:

“The market is busy with domestic owner-occupiers who have been frustrated at the difficulty in finding, and successfully bidding on, family homes in the capital. Additionally, the uncertainty in global stock markets is encouraging investors to move assets into London property. We are also representing cash buyers and those aiming to ‘future buy’ property for their children.”, Black Brick’s Founder, Camilla Dell shared.

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“The cost of deals is falling but lenders are the most generous to new landlords with substantial deposits”, writes Melanie Wright this week in The Times.

Sharing our perspective on this so-called buy-to-let loan war, Black Brick’s Founder and Managing Partner, Camilla Dell commented on how landlords today need to be prepared for times when their property may be empty – also known as ‘void periods’:

“Generally speaking, flats are a better investment because the void periods tend to be smaller. Even if you’ve got a lot of money to invest it’s better to spread it out over lots of units than buy one large one.”, Camilla said.

Read more in the full article here.

Chancellor George Osbourne announced a shake up of stamp duty on Wednesday, quickly sitting ripples across the UK housing market.

A new article in The Times covered how the changes impacted Colin Roberts, whose home’s asking price dropped by £70,050 after the announcements.

As a leading buying agency for premium property in London, we always have to keep our finger on the pulse of all the latest changes in UK property. Offering our perspective on these latest stamp duty reforms, Black Brick Founder and Managing Partner, Camilla Dell shared how she predicts an “acute” impact for the £10million-plus market, citing how a recent buyer of a £20million home will have to find an extra £1million as a result of the reforms.

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Despite the current, rather “unfavourable” exchange rates and upcoming tax changes, international buyers have not been deterred from London property.

A new article in The Times looking further into this topic, and we are delighted to have featured our thoughts as a leading buying agency for the region.

Black Brick’s Founder, Camilla Dell shared in the piece how we work with many wealthy clients that come from Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia, South Africa and Uganda:

“Many wealthy Nigerians were educated in the UK and send their children to school here. Typically, they like gated, secure developments, as this is what they are used to back home.”, she said.

“Many Africans prefer new-builds such as Imperial Wharf”, she continued, adding that some people have begun to refer to this development as a “mini Lagos”. “Thirty-nine per cent of our Nigerian clients have bought in either SW3, SW10 or SW1, closely followed by 35 per cent buying in northwest London postcodes such as NW8, NW6 and N2.”

Read more in the full article here.