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Cluttons partner joins Kay & Co

February 23rd, 2010 by Martin Bikhit

Mark Olbrys, formerly a partner at Cluttons, has joined Kay & Co as an Associate Director. 

Mark worked at Cluttons for 15 years, 13 of which were as partner in charge of their Hyde Park office.  Mark will now be based just across the road at Kay & Co’s office where he will head up the sales department and concentrate on the sale of top end properties in the area.

Sam Bikhit, Chairman at Kay & Co comments “We are delighted to have Mark on board and believe he will be a real asset to our team.  He has a wealth of experience in W2 and is an extremely well known and liked figure.  We are looking forward to working with him”.

Brisk start 2010 but not everything in sight is selling

January 18th, 2010 by Martin Bikhit

Despite the arctic weather conditions 2010 seems to have got off to a reasonable start. We’ve had a flurry of valuation requests, no less than sixteen in the first week which is probably about as many as I valued in the last three months of 2009!  How many of these will ultimately come to the market remains to be seen but early indications would suggest that the general sentiment is that sellers are feeling that now might be the time to move.

Kay & Co supports St John’s Hyde Park annual Christmas Carol Service

December 8th, 2009 by Martin Bikhit

Kay & Co is delighted to once again be supporting St John’s Hyde Park with its annual Christmas Carol Service.  This is the third successive year that Kay & Co have been involved with the event which will be held at 6pm on Sunday 20th December 2009.  The choir scholars will be joined by a brass quartet and will feature Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols”.  Afterwards there will be a sparkling wine and Panneteone reception.

Further details are availabe from St John’s Hyde Park, Hyde Park Crescent, London W2 2QD.  Telephone: 020 7262 1732

Alternatively you can visit: www.stjohns-hydepark.com/christmas

Top Tips for Selling in 2010

December 7th, 2009 by Martin Bikhit

For even the most experienced of agents it is a very difficult market in which to value residential property.   Why? It is generally accepted that prices should be lower now than they were in 2007, however, the acute lack of stock is causing certain properties to sell at prices even in excess of these levels. That said other properties, particularly those at the lower end of the market are sticking as first time buyers continue to find it difficult to get into the market due to the high deposits required to get the better mortgage deals.

Kay & Co appointed letting agents for 22 apartments at British Land’s head office building.

December 2nd, 2009 by Martin Bikhit

British Land have appointed Kay & Co to act as joint letting agents at 17 Great Cumerland Place, a residential scheme of 20 state-of-the-art apartments and 2 stunning Penthouses. 

17 Great Cumberland Place is a modern building located moments from Marble Arch, Hyde Park and walking distance to Marylebone High Street, Oxford Street.  The building has been carefully interior designed with high
quality fixtures and fittings, timber floors, natural stone tiles with under floor heating in all bathrooms, 13 person lift, underground parking and is offered furnished or unfurnished.

2009 Market Round Up

November 23rd, 2009 by Martin Bikhit

2009 has been a particularly difficult year for Central London property. The market bottomed out in February/March and during these months the few transactions that happened where at the lowest levels. However, the market began to pick up as we moved into the spring months largely due to overseas investors buying up London property. In some cases the combination of the weak pound and lower capital values created savings for buyers of between 40% and 50% on what an identical property would have cost 12 months ago.

Welcome to the new Kay & Co website

November 23rd, 2009 by Martin Bikhit

After much time in the making we are delighted to launch the  latest version of kayandco.com

We have a whole range of enhanced functionality with each individual property being optimised for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) on google and other search engines.  This means that prospective buyers and tenants will be able to find properties listed on this site direct from search engines without even having to search for them on our site.  This new advance in technology will give our clients’ properties far greater and more visible exposure to the market place.