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Henry Pryor

@pryor.co.uk
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Buying agent sourcing £100m of homes a year in London & the country. 43 years in property. Once “The BBC’s favourite property expert”.

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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 23/09/2026
If buying agents had high street offices...
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 23/09/2026
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.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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.
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Matthew Pennycook MP @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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.
Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, speaking at the 2025 Council Housing Summit.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 31/07/2026
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...
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UK monthly property transactions commentary
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 30/07/2026
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.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 28/07/2026
Pretty sure I met this agent yesterday! 🤯
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 28/07/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Meanwhile in Wales; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Second home owners 'feel unwelcome' while locals struggle to buy
Are second homes - a hotly contested topic in Wales - pricing young people out of areas they grew up in?
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 28/07/2026
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".
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 25/07/2026
"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...
ft.com
Overpriced UK homes take ‘more than four times longer to sell’, study finds
Pitching too high can disproportionately lengthen the time it takes to agree a sale
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 25/07/2026
Feedback from clients who bought this month; pryor.co.uk/feedback/
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 24/07/2026
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...
bbc.co.uk
Grant Shapps blocked from standing again for the Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC she leads a "new party full of new people" as ex-MP is rejected as a candidate.
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Pete Apps @peteapps.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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...
theguardian.com
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 22/07/2026
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.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 20/07/2026
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.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 20/07/2026
If only we could build new homes at the rate we seem to promote Housing Secretaries..
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 19/07/2026
Your reputation is what people say when you're not in the room. pryor.co.uk/feedback/
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 18/07/2026
1 x exchange 2 x offers accepted 1 x new client Week 29 - Done!
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 15/07/2026
My £30m shopping list. Have you got what we're looking for? pryor.co.uk/im-looking-f...
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ouch...
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 12/07/2026
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/
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 10/07/2026
Affinity Water introducing a hosepipe ban, across their central region from 00:01 on Friday 17 July until further notice.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 09/07/2026
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?
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 09/07/2026
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...
theguardian.com
How to Get Filthy Rich With Gary Stevenson review – how did this end up such an embarrassment?
This evangelising of a wealth tax should have made for a truly amazing documentary. But it allows its host to be totally out-argued by all his interviewees. Why?
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 08/07/2026
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...
thenegotiator.co.uk
Prime London suffers big drop in sales
Property sales in prime central London areas fell 14% in 12 months, according to the latest Knight Frank figures.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 07/07/2026
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...
bbc.co.uk
One million more UK homeowners expected to face mortgage hit
Homeowners face paying £45 a month more on average when they move onto a new deal over the next two years.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 25/06/2026
I don’t know, is Nazi memorabilia a selling point when advertising your home or not? www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...
telegraph.co.uk
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 23/06/2026
Uk politics summed up for me in a Polish saying.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 23/06/2026
Andy Burnham sensibly checking to see who might already be preparing to stab him in the back.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 22/06/2026
I’m in Umbria where it’s currently cooler than the UK and politically more stable.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 22/06/2026
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.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 21/06/2026
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/
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 19/06/2026
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...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 18/06/2026
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...
thetimes.com
Leasehold system driving down demand for flats among home-buyers
The gap between the price of a flat and a house is the widest in 30 years, with service charges and ground rents also deterring would-be owners
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 17/06/2026
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).
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 16/06/2026
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-...
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 12/06/2026
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.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 09/06/2026
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
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 09/06/2026
Ouch! Renters, watch out for this scam. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Would-be tenants lose thousands in deposits due to flat scams
Student Mide Awosika pays thousands for a flat rental deposit - and discovers many others also did.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 09/06/2026
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.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 08/06/2026
Easy - retain a #BuyingAgent www.telegraph.co.uk/money/proper...
telegraph.co.uk
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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
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Keir Starmer to cap ground rent early after pressure from MPs
The bill, paid by more than four million leaseholders, will be limited to £250 by late 2027 — a year before ministers had promised
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 08/06/2026
📻 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...
bbc.co.uk
Kempton Park Racecourse at centre of 'urban sprawl' debate
Concerns over development at Kempton Park fuel debate about housing spreading into the countryside.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 06/06/2026
82 years ago today. Arguably the best opening 3 minutes of cinema. #SavingPrivateRyan
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 05/06/2026
House prices flat last month according to Halifax.
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 04/06/2026
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...
thetimes.com
UK Sotheby’s International Realty chief accused of sexual harassment
George Azar is facing allegations by former employees who describe a workplace culture marked by heavy drinking and inappropriate behaviour
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 04/06/2026
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;"
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 04/06/2026
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!
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 03/06/2026
"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...
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Henry Pryor @pryor.co.uk · 02/06/2026
In Hertfordshire Hail Hardly Ever Happens. But when it does...
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