Aldi and Lidl cheer record-breaking festive sales

Aldi and Lidl cheer record-breaking festive sales

Aldi hailed its “best ever” Christmas performance, with UK sales of more than £1.5 billion for the first time in the month leading up to Christmas. The chain, which has more than... Read more »
Search company founder to head up key sales office fo…

Search company founder to head up key sales office fo…

Savills has appointed Mark Redfern to head its Notting Hill sales department. Having worked in the prime central London property market for nearly three decades, Redfern’s new role follows several time spent... Read more »
Over fifth of London sales this year hit £1m or over…

Over fifth of London sales this year hit £1m or over…

A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and Reeves analysed sold price data from the Land Registry for... Read more »
Another round of Toast: fashion firm chief on its plans to embrace repairs and secondhand sales | Retail industry

Another round of Toast: fashion firm chief on its plans to embrace repairs and secondhand sales | Retail industry

Dressed in soft indigo chambray trousers and sporting a sharp haircut, cool specs and relaxed but enthusiastic demeanour, Suzie de Rohan Willner is a living embodiment of Toast, the clothing brand she... Read more »
Prime London lettings stay strong as sales market slu…

Prime London lettings stay strong as sales market slu…

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per cent above their 2017-19 pre-pandemic average; all areas and sub-markets... Read more »
New build sales stronger than rest of market

New build sales stronger than rest of market

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders Romans Group says its Q2 sales statistics reveal transitions on... Read more »
Quitting landlords have missed top of the sales marke…

Quitting landlords have missed top of the sales marke…

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market – and will therefore lose out on optimum capital gains. The agency’s... Read more »
Richest landlords stick with rentals as sales market …

Richest landlords stick with rentals as sales market …

A prominent buying agent operating at the high end of the prime London market has given an interesting insight into how the country’s wealthier landlords are faring. Jo Eccles, managing director of... Read more »
Wimbledon gives local restaurants sales bounce

Wimbledon gives local restaurants sales bounce

Restaurants in London’s SW19 postcode received an 18.7% spike in sales during the Wimbledon tennis tournament, new data from Barclays has revealed. The data compared food and drinks sales from the two... Read more »
Prime property sales remain slow amid reduced…

Prime property sales remain slow amid reduced…

A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the prime London market, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm LonRes... Read more »