Mayfair · Knightsbridge · Belgravia
London Properties AMS is a private buying agency for prime central London residential property. We are retained by the purchaser, we take no commission from any seller, and we search the whole market — including the properties that never reach a portal.
The market, as at August 2026
Savills expects prime central London to sit flat to modestly down across 2026 before recovering, and Knight Frank has downgraded its forecast for the same period. The cause is tax and sentiment — the abolition of non-domiciled status and the higher stamp duty surcharge — not a collapse in demand. Stock is elevated and vendors are negotiable.
Sources: Savills prime residential forecasts 2026; Knight Frank prime central London commentary; GOV.UK SDLT residential rates; live agency listings surveyed 4 August 2026.
Where we search
At a purchase price between £5.3M and £6.7M the difference between a good purchase and a poor one is larger within each of these areas than it is between them — and lease length matters more than address. That is the whole case for retaining a buying agent.
Highest international recognition and the most reliable resale liquidity to another overseas purchaser, concentrated on Charles, Park, Green and South Audley Streets. Median around £2,906 per square foot. But at this budget only five properties remain available — Mayfair is now worth acquiring opportunistically rather than searching systematically.
Fourteen properties available inside the band — more than the other two areas combined — at the lowest median of the three, around £2,348 per square foot. Split between garden-square period stock at Cadogan Square and Hans Place, and service-led modern buildings at Lancelot Place and Parkside. Choice is leverage in a negotiation. Screen the leases hard, though: the shortest we found anywhere is here.
The most residential and most private of the three, dominated by Eaton Square. Long leases are the norm here — 146 and 189 years on the apartments we measured — and one freehold townhouse is currently available at £1,597 per square foot, the best value of any property in our survey. Fewer options than Knightsbridge, but the strongest ownership profile.
How we work
A selling agent is paid by the seller and owes their duty to the seller. We are retained by the purchaser on a fee basis and accept no commission, referral payment or introducer fee from any vendor or selling agent. Our only interest is the price and the terms you achieve.
For an overseas purchaser the work extends well past finding the property: verifying lease length and service-charge history, modelling the stamp duty position including the non-resident and additional-dwelling surcharges, coordinating with your solicitor and tax adviser on ownership structure, and negotiating against an asking price that in this market is rarely the achieved price.
Private consultation
Initial consultations are confidential and without obligation. We will tell you honestly whether we think your budget and your brief are compatible before either of us commits to a search.