Fresh data confirms that transactions are 'bunching' below the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge threshold.
What does the latest Savills survey tell us about buyer & seller demand right now?
Agency's consumer poll picks up on a sharp turnaround in moving intentions, led by London, despite lingering political and tax uncertainty.
UAE developer lodges plans for 47-acre East London mega-scheme
Arada's team has drawn up a 'landscape-led masterplan' for the big Thameside West regen site.
UK Sotheby’s adds new directors covering PCL & West London
Luxury brokerage extends recruitment drive across prime postcodes with brace of sales appointments.
Boutique firm secures high-profile £9mn listing at Riverwalk
Plumbing tycoon instructs Mayfair-based firm to find a buyer for his spectacular Thameside pad after upping sticks to Spain.
‘First hard evidence’ emerges of £2mn mansion tax effect on property prices
Fresh data confirms that transactions are 'bunching' below the incoming High Value Council Tax Surcharge threshold.
In Pictures: Inside a Dixon Jones-designed W1 townhouse asking £13,500 a week
Super-prime Marylebone rental pad packs a 32ft-high glazed atrium, complete with sky bridge and retractable roof.
Investor snaps up nine Notting Hill flats in £11mn bulk deal
Agents flag renewed appetite for bulk resi acquisitions from overseas investors as prime London rents climb.
Monday Market Review: Key figures & findings from the last seven days
Your essential five-minute briefing, featuring data, forecasts and analysis from Foxtons, Tax Policy Associates, Knight Frank, UBS, Property Vision, Rightmove & more...
London rental competition hits 2026 high
Foxtons had 24 would-be tenants per new instruction in August, despite new listings continuing to run ahead of last year.
Government tightens rules on empty homes
Councils will be able to step in after just six months under overhaul of rarely-used powers.
From Kensington to Hartlepool: Mapping the mansion tax
Mooted £1.5mn threshold would triple the number of England & Wales homes in the valuation ‘grey area’, from 73,600 to 222,800, reports Knight Frank.
Conran and Partners acquired by US design giant DLR Group
The luxury architecture and interiors studio will retain its name and leadership team as DLR establishes its first European base.
Quote of the day
Anyone in a home whose value could reach seven figures in the next several years must wonder if they will be next.
‘Buyers today have more choice than ever before’: Savills global resi chief on the battle for international wealth
Interview: Victoria Garrett discusses London’s place on the world stage, Dubai’s next phase, the impact of tax & geopolitics, and how developers are catering to an increasingly discerning clientele.
Industry Panel: How 15 prime resi leaders would redesign England’s property tax system
Exclusive PrimeResi survey finds most respondents favour shifting the tax burden away from transactions and towards property ownership - but opinion is split over abolishing SDLT altogether.
Super-prime broker Fatemi reports £700mn deal run
£100mn-plus sale among standout transactions as UK Sotheby's exec flags changing UHNW property tastes.
In Pictures: Inside Christian Bense’s new Park Hyatt show homes
South African designer kicks off series of interiors collaborations at new high-rise addition to London’s luxury branded resi scene.
London’s property bubble has well and truly deflated, says UBS
UK capital sinks into low-risk territory a decade after topping global property danger list.
Foxtons snaps up batch of regional agencies; plots more acquisitions
London-centric Plc pushes further into regional markets with four lettings-focused purchases.
Historic Yorkshire estate hits open market at £25k per month
Agency says it’s one of the first times a country estate of this calibre has been marketed in this way.
How super-prime apartments played a key role in London’s £1bn Peninsula
HSH’s accounts reveal just how important the luxury resi element became to the landmark Hyde Park Corner project.
Editor's Choice
Mount Street and One Hyde Park mega-lets mark five-year highs as capital's luxury rental supply shrinks.
International property news
Italy’s prime property market surges as flat tax draws global wealth
Knight Frank’s Italian transactions are up 140% this year, with more than 60% of international prime enquiries 'driven primarily by tax considerations.'
Branded resi developer secures heavyweight marketing hook for Middle East scheme
Anthony Joshua has 'backed' the UK launch of Adanté Realty’s Yenaier project in Oman, as the boxer's Tyson Fury showdown is confirmed.
Knight Frank ‘transforms market standing’ in French Alps
Top-flight agency continues international expansion programme.
Knight Frank appoints new Head of Resi in the UAE
Former Strutt & Parker Director and Betterhomes boss joins as Partner.
British-founded agency claims top spot for Dubai resales
Firm picks up DLD accolade little more than five years after launching with a team of eight.
Profiles & Interviews
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with The Buying Solution’s Philip Eastwood
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Hamptons’ Canan Wood
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Knight Frank’s Andrew Groocock
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
My Property Career: Quickfire Q&A with Natalie Malka
Recruitment guru Barry Collins chats with prime resi industry leaders & entrepreneurs, distilling decades of experience & career highlights into 60 seconds.
‘The best projects have a soul before they have a spreadsheet’: In conversation with YOO Group founder John Hitchcox
The property entrepreneur who helped pioneer loft living and branded residences talks London’s overlooked hotspots, buyer trends, the next big shift in the sector - and the best investment he ever made.
Interiors & Design
Run For The Hills founder takes over as BIID President
Anna Burles wants to raise the profile of professional interior designers and encourage more talent into the industry.
The New Scarcity: Liam Bailey on the evolution of luxury & what today’s HNW property buyers really value
The ingredients that once signalled luxury are becoming the easiest to copy, says Knight Frank; what increasingly commands a premium are the things that can’t be replicated...
‘New strategy’ drawn up for 15,000 sq ft Belgravia trophy
Three-building spread could be transformed into one of PCL’s most valuable private residences.
Set in Stonework: Behind the scenes at the restoration & extension of Lutyens’ first major house
How specialist teams treated the spectacular Chinthurst Hill to a 21st-century upgrade.
London headquartered architecture firm lands major Singapore masterplanning project
Singapore Land Group's Marina Square will include a 49-storey residential tower alongside reworkings of three 'tropical modernist' hotel buildings.
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