We’re excited to announce that we’ve been recognised as Highly Commended in the Regional Estate Agents – London category at the prestigious The Negotiator Awards 2024! This recognition is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and expertise of our team, as well as the trust and support of our incredible clients and partners. The Negotiator Awards are a hallmark of excellence in the property...

Usually, successful business people are fairly reserved and prefer not to discuss their worries, fears and failures. To the uninitiated, they often seem iron-nerved perfectionists who have made good in their professional and personal lives. Today’s subject, Alisa Zotimova, an entrepreneur, writer, motivational speaker and owner of the British estate agent AZ Real Estate, is not afraid to show her...

As we step into the second part of 2024, it’s time to reflect on the London real estate market's evolution and our company’s dynamic journey over the past months. In 2023, the London real estate market faced its share of complexities, but as we progressed into 2024, it is back to real activity and deals being done. We see a lot of movement and interest happening now among both buyers and sellers with...

We have launched a new website AZrealestate.uk! Now it has a UK domain, and it’s also more user-friendly, modern, and tailored to our clients’ needs. When we purchased our EU domain 12 years ago at the founding of our company, we envisioned having an office in London while handling projects across Europe. Back then, the UK was part of the European Union, and it seemed like a strategic choice for...

The UK property market has shown resilience over the last 6 months despite initial concerns and media speculation surrounding the impact of the mini-budget and higher interest rates. In our previous articles in December and July, we anticipated the market to remain stable in 2023 with minor possible adjustments to prices. And it is exactly what happened. According to Nationwide data, property prices...

What are the problems the UK property market is facing, and how is this reflected in demand and prices? For how much can you buy an apartment in London and other cities in the UK today? Our expert article takes a closer look at the situation in the UK real estate market. The housing market in the UK in recent months has been pretty unstable: interest rates are rising, and demand for property is...

In 2022, we closed different types of deals: from finding an apartment to rent in one day, to facilitating complicated purchase and sale transactions with long chains and mortgages. This December, we closed several such deals in one month, and we once again proudly shout out: we are not afraid of even the most difficult tasks! As part of one of our projects, we sourced several apartments to buy for...

During the ten years of the existence of our company, the real estate market in the UK has experienced many events. In an era of turbulence, it can be helpful to slow down, look back and re-examine the changes that have occurred. Let's recall some of them. Help-to-buy scheme When Alisa Zotimova founded the company in 2012, the real estate market was recovering from the economic crisis of...

A decade ago, in 2012, Alisa Zotimova registered A Z Real Estate Limited, and this year we are celebrating our anniversary! In October we invited our clients, partners, colleagues and friends to share our celebration in one of the most prestigious private clubs in London - Savile club. Over the years, Alisa's brainchild has grown into a strong, independent full-stack real estate agency with over...

Buying property in the UK is a complex and time-consuming process that comes with additional costs and taxes. In this article, we talk about the aspects of taxation in the UK in relation to purchasing, owning and selling a property. All information presented here describes the situation as of July 2022. In this article, we cannot and do not attempt to cover all possible taxation options associated...