Henry Pryor

"What sort of homes do you buy for your clients Henry?"

If buying agents had high street offices...

Think of two brands who sell posh homes. Just in the middle of buying my 25th from Savills in Balham and 21st from Knight Frank in Wandsworth. Now think of one who just buys them.

Iain Clifford Stamp ripped off thousands of people, charging £m for fake schemes to wipe out their debts. He was found in contempt of court, sentenced to 12 months, and told followers he'd fled to North Cyprus. His latest US court filing is dated 9 July. From Portsmouth, UK.

The Addison Act, which marked the birth of modern council housing in the UK, received Royal Assent 107 yrs ago today. Last year, we delivered the highest number of council homes in over 30 yrs. Under @andyburnham.bsky.social we're going to go further to deliver a new era of council housebuilding.

You know how the UK housing market is on it's knees, yeah.. The provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in June 2026 according to HMRC is 103,050, 6% higher than June 2025 and 11% higher than May 2026. www.gov.uk/government/s...

Boom! Deal done with Aston Chase for a cracking £5m+ home on behalf of lovely clients. Into the hands of @mishcondereya.bsky.social, Bird Charles (NoBS) for the survey and Howden Private Clients.

Pretty sure I met this agent yesterday! 🤯

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Meanwhile in Wales; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Andy Burnham tells @itvnewspolitics.bsky.social he will not scrap stamp duty, after reports in @theipaper.com and elsewhere suggested he would get rid of the tax. Asked if he will change or scrap stamp duty in the next budget, Mr Burnham told reporters: “That won’t be happening".

"Research by Savills into the impact of overpricing properties found that 33% of sales required one cut in asking price and 11% needed two or more reports James Pickford in FT (£) www.ft.com/content/24a8...

Feedback from clients who bought this month; pryor.co.uk/feedback/

Clear blue water between the old face of the party and what's coming is essential for @Conservatives to regain public trust. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In November, a lobbying firm approached me and asked to pay me to write articles critical of the Building Safety Regulator for newspapers. Filmed undercover, their staff admitted secretly paying reporters for copy in British newspapers friendly to their clients: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Average UK monthly private rents increased by 3.3%, to £1,388, in the 12 months to June 2026 according to ONS this morning. Average UK house prices increased by 2.7%, to £271,000, in the 12 months to May 2026.

Politics has a direct impact on both the housing market and on house prices. This evening it feels like the market (both sales & lettings) is under increased pressure & that your home may be worth less tonight than it was this morning.

If only we could build new homes at the rate we seem to promote Housing Secretaries..

Your reputation is what people say when you're not in the room. pryor.co.uk/feedback/

1 x exchange 2 x offers accepted 1 x new client Week 29 - Done!

My £30m shopping list. Have you got what we're looking for? pryor.co.uk/im-looking-f...

Ouch...

Not all the feedback I get on my work from agents & clients is positive but I include it all - even the gossip! pryor.co.uk/feedback/

Affinity Water introducing a hosepipe ban, across their central region from 00:01 on Friday 17 July until further notice.

So I'm interested in a nice house being sold by Fine & Country who tell me there are two other buyers each being represented by .. Fine & Country. It's ok, apparently because F&C are a franchise and the buyers are being looked after by separate franchises. Is this a conflict of interest?

The @theguardian.com's review of @garyseconomics.bsky.social's @channel4.bsky.social's documentary. ".. just a faintly embarrassing waste of time". www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

After Savills reported that Prime Central London prices are now -26.3% below their 2014 peak property sales in PCL areas fell 14% in the last 12 months, according to the latest from Knight Frank. thenegotiator.co.uk/news/uk-hous...

A typical owner-occupier rolling off a fixed rate in the next two years is likely to face an increase of £45 on their monthly mortgage bill according to @bankofengland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don’t know, is Nazi memorabilia a selling point when advertising your home or not? www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

Uk politics summed up for me in a Polish saying.

Andy Burnham sensibly checking to see who might already be preparing to stab him in the back.

I’m in Umbria where it’s currently cooler than the UK and politically more stable.

I’ll be knocking 5% off all my offers for homes this week on the back of this news and that even that may not be enough. Congratulations to the 🤡 🤡 who thought that this would be a good idea.

Your reputation is what people say when you’re not in the room. Generous feedback from recent clients. 300+ from others and from the estate agents we’ve bought from; pryor.co.uk/feedback/

Some light reading for those in the buying and selling business. Who's for HiPs? Govt. three year reform is out; assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a33c2...

For many buyers it's toxic and I've only been able to hold my nose while buying leasehold flats if they come with Share of Freehold and even then, there are risks. (£) www.thetimes.com/article/0a7b...

Latest housing market data from Office for National Statistics. Average UK HOUSE PRICES increased by 3.8%, to £270,000, in the 12 months to April 2026 (provisional) Average UK monthly private RENT inflation continued to slow, increasing by 3.3%, to £1,383, in the 12 months to May 2026 (provisional).

I act of 30 – 40 clients a year buying little flats from £500k to family homes up to £50m. About 30% of what we acquire is ‘off-market’, not advertised on websites or in estate agents windows. pryor.co.uk/2026/02/the-...

Is it a #BuyersMarket? Pretty grim reading for sellers in Fulham from a local agent over on LinkedIn. Unusual to find such honesty - something a lot of his competitors could do well to follow.

The UK housing market is facing challenges: Transactions ⬇️ 10.3% (Jan-Apr) vs 2025 Sales agreed ⬇️ 4.1% (Jan-May) vs 2025. Supply has ⬆️ 2.7% (Jan-May) vs 2025 Fall throughs ⬇️ 11.1% YoY Latest UK market trends according to @twentyci.bsky.social

Ouch! Renters, watch out for this scam. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two things that get on my wick! 1. Estate agents who agree a deal but who don't yet have a solicitor lined up. I've had four so far this month. 2. Estate agents who want £49 to AML check the buyer. I've had two so far this month.

Easy - retain a #BuyingAgent www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year in 2027 bit.ly/4g5peun then phased out by 2067 as govt bows to pressure to bring it forward - that’s the plan but expect opposition in Parliament and after law passed strong legal challenges from freeholders

📻 Up next on BBC Surrey discussing urban sprawl, when it should and should not be contained, where else we could build and who should decide. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

82 years ago today. Arguably the best opening 3 minutes of cinema. #SavingPrivateRyan

House prices flat last month according to Halifax.

I thought that with the demise of the Presidents Club we'd seen the back of touchy feely property businesses www.thetimes.com/article/af1d...

Time to remind agents Section 6(1)c of GDPR says you can share CDD WITHOUT obtaining consent if "𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁;"

Not one but two deals agreed so far this week. What's annoying is that the last three deals were rushed by the agents only to find that the sellers hadn't even got a solicitor!

"Broadcast legend Alan has insisted his decision to leave was nothing to do with plans to build 160 homes in fields immediately behind his house" and yet... www.dailymail.com/news/article...