Since the industrial age and the advent of the motor car, London’s main streets have become less and less popular for residential properties, but with the dawn of a more eco-conscious age, electric cars and congestion charges, are our main streets where the smart money will be invested?
Read MoreFrom highwaymen to the international elite, Belgravia is a jewel in the crown of London property…Here’s a snapshot and potted history of one of London’s most expensive and exclusive addresses...
Read MoreI’m a huge advocate of home staging to sell a property. It can make the difference of a quick sale at a great price or a property that hangs around… here’s recent article I wrote for one of our associates, The Home Staging Company, on the importance of styling your property for sale.
Read MoreDespite Brexit, with property prices more in line with buyers’ expectations and fluctuating currency, the market is picking up and ironically, many Europeans see their future in London…
Read MoreDue to the growing need for a more permanent London base, R&P now has office space in my favourite London building, Michelin House in SW3.
Read MoreReferring back to my previous blog post, the world is changing; the property market is changing; client expectations and needs are changing and it’s up to the property industry and those who work within it to change too. I needed to adapt. Here’s what I’ve been doing…
Read MoreMayfair - a luxury enclave, full of contrasts. The more time I spend there, the more I want to get to know it. Read on to find out more about this historic, wealthy oasis in the heart of Prime Central London.
Read MoreAmbitious, aggressive and innovative, Foxtons changed the game in the 80s and 90s, but somehow estate agency doesn’t seem to have moved on since. Have we really got nothing more to give?
Read MoreA year down the line from having gone solo after many years in corporate estate agency, it’s surreal to consider my former blue-suited work life, working for one of the big three. I am grateful for my time there, as it enabled me to move on to create Rose & Partners, but I am also extremely glad I took the plunge and no longer wear that suit!
Read MoreAs Christmas approaches and we near the end of 2017, I’ve been thinking about Rose & Partners and its incredible journey so far. A few things have struck me as key reasons for the happiness and early success I’ve enjoyed in my first year.
Having just spent a week in the US, I realise that we can learn a few lessons from our American cousins when it comes to attitude, positivity and success – both in business and daily life.
Read MoreIt’s been six months or so since I hung up my corporate estate agency boots and set up Rose & Partners. Now that everyone has got over the shock of this life-changing decision, they keep asking me if it’s all that I had hoped for…
Read MoreMost people’s brains are wired to think that bigger is better and that this also often applies to our property choices. In my experience of late, it’s not so much about upsizing, but more about ‘rightsizing‘.
Read MoreThere’s a lot of talk about the off-market sales approach at the moment for many reasons, not least the fact that in a saturated market, finding that extra point of difference and generating exclusivity is paramount in boosting the likelihood of a sale’s success.
Read MoreSo you’ve decided to sell your property and you’ve had a few estate agents in to suggest a marketing price. You’ve got a pile of pitch packs, the usual sales spiel; glossy corporate literature and standard letters telling you why you must instruct them. But who do you appoint?
Read MoreMany agents use the ‘international buyers’ draw card in their salespitch to would-be clients, but what is an international property purchaser and how much of the Prime Central London (PCL) market do they really make up?
Read MoreNow that I no longer work under a corporate estate agency umbrella, I really see the high street property market with different eyes. How much work is actually done inside these offices? The answer is very little. It’s all done on the outside, rendering these expensive shop fronts largely obsolete.
Read MoreLondon property professional, Simon Rose, has set up Rose & Partners, residential property specialists, combining the best of the high street with the ultimate delivery of a personal service and total discretion. Rose & Partners sell, advise, acquire property on behalf of their clients and offer rental and general property advice.
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