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Ten tales of London’s prime property market revival in 2020 so far
February 2020 : PrimeResi
Ten front line luxury property firms share their January news, from a buying agency’s Brexit Day deal bonanza to surges in new buyer enquiries for boutique and big brand estate agencies alike… - Read more
Questions you should ask before buying a property
February 2020 : Sloan! Magazine
Hannah Aykroyd is the founder and Managing Director of residential buying advisory Aykroyd & Co, specialists in buying and managing property on behalf of clients in Prime Central London. Here she revelas the five crucial questions you should ask before buying a property. - Read more
Believe in what you are building
January 2020 : Women in Property Investment
This week, we catch up with Hannah Aykroyd, founder of Aykroyd & Co and adviser to investors and developers specialising in the PCL market, who tells us about her journey in property so far. - Read more
Talking Heads: Prime resi industry reactions to the Conservative’s General Election win
December 2019 : PrimeResi
The biggest Tory majority since 1987 is “a hugely comforting outcome for the wealthy”, says a top buying agent, while a super-prime estate agent thinks that Boris Johnson’s new government “will inevitably provide an enormous boost for the London residential property market” - Read more
Stamp duty – what are the ways to save on this controversial tax?
December 2019 : Property Investor Today
With the Conservative Party winning a big majority in last week's general election, it will be expected to honour its manifesto pledge of plans for a 3% stamp duty land tax surcharge for non-UK tax residents – both companies and individuals. - Read more
A look at London’s luxury property market through the eyes of experts
December 2019 : Sarah Ward Interiors Newsletter
A look at London’s luxury property market through the eyes of experts. In London’s prime central locations, including Mayfair, Belgravia, Kensington and Notting Hill, select residential property agents and luxury property advisors know all there is to know about buying the best property. - Read more
PCL Market has Bottomed Out So Where’s The Bounce?
November 2019 : Property Investor Today
Immediately after the financial crisis of 2008, the Prime Central London residential property market was in a sorry state. Few could have predicted how quickly and decisively it would bounce back, but in 2010 investors in PCL saw a striking bounce in values: a 25% increase in prices in a single year. - Read more
Invest in London real estate: Why you should use a London buying agent?
November 2019 : CEO World
Trump’s fake news, the Brexit roller-coaster, climate change… We live in unsettled times. It’s not easy to forecast the direction of anything, let alone markets, and the Prime Central London residential property market is no exception. - Read more
Education and Property: How to find the right fit
November 2019 : Spears
When it comes to property and education – it’s all about finding the proper fit, write Hannah Aykroyd and Richard Northey - Read more
Long-Term Prospectors: Hannah Aykroyd on PCL’s new breed of buy-to-let investor
October 2019 : PrimeResi
Clients are increasingly coming to buy-to-let with a long hold in mind, intent on capitalising on lower prices and a weaker Sterling, while showing less interest in yield, reports top buying agent Hannah Aykroyd. - Read more
It’s still a seller’s market
October 2019 : City AM
If you’re looking to buy residential property in London right now, buckle your seatbelt: despite recent doom and gloom headlines, Central London remains a seller’s market. It is true prices have come off about 20 per cent since the 2014 high. It’s also true that the average time a London home spends on the market has increased, and that the number of transactions in London has fallen to almost half what it was in the heady peak of 2010. - Read more
Despite uncertainty, London’s super-prime market is proving resilient
October 2019 : Country & Town House
From the number of cranes towering above London’s skyline, you’d never guess the city is in political limbo. There are super-prime developments going up in Notting Hill, Westminster and Knightsbridge. In Mayfair, the former American Embassy is in the process of being transformed into Four Seasons residences, while in Chelsea the first phase of the Chelsea Barracks development is complete. Across the river there are luxury penthouses launching in the Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms developments. - Read more
