Category Archives: London

Why Wealthy Borrowers are Turning to the Private Banks

In our latest guest post, Melanie Bien tells us why wealthy borrowers are looking to private banks for a mortgage. With interest rates at historic lows for the past three and a half years, if ever there was a time to borrow, this is it. It is a fallacy that wealthy people don’t need a [...]

London Market Insight from top London Buying Agents

A Market Update Over the past three years, safe haven demand from those concerned about rising economic and geo-political risks continued to underpin London property prices, while the gap in house prices between Central London’s boroughs and the rest of the UK widened sharply. London’s enduring attraction as a trophy asset and international business centre was also an [...]

The added value of a Buying Agent in London

With an average 10% growth in Buying Agent services in recent years in London alone, we explore the role Buying Agents can have as they are set to become more and more commonplace in the buying process. Photo Credit: Derek Harper / Flickr Asking one of our Buying Agent partners how the work has evolved [...]

The Rise of Buying Agents in London

Over the last five years the London property market has become increasingly renowned worldwide as the destination of choice for investors seeking a safe place to store and grow their wealth, and this trend is set to continue with seemingly worsening economic and political conditions within Europe. “Since 2008 the number of foreign buyers investing [...]