An unwieldy system with many anomalies: The case for simplifying SDLT
The rules around stamp duty are unduly complex, writes Elizabeth Small - and complexity inevitably brings a degree of uncertainty, which benefits neither the taxpayer nor the taxman...
Developer loses £10m property empire in ‘milestone’ UWO case
Leeds-based businessman surrenders 45 assets - including properties in Chelsea and Knightsbridge - following 'groundbreaking' NCA investigation.
How England’s broken planning system has created (not reduced) the risk of floods
"Urban areas have been creating flood risk," writes Lee Bosher. "And this is largely due to the government’s focus on making land – low cost, flood prone land – available for development."
NCA ‘reassessing’ use of UWOs
Targeting PEPs and oligarchs has proven ‘much more difficult than expected’
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Former Knight Franker Hobbs relaunches land & development consultancy
Halifield Land temporarily closed after director Jason Hobbs fell ill; the firm and its founder are now back in action, seeking development site in London and the South East.
Former Hamptons director acquires ‘design-led’ estate agency Aucoot
Boutique firm unveils new-look senior team & sets sights on expansion within & beyond London.
Pre-Budget speculation spooks Prime London sales market
Fears over looming tax changes are already having repercussions in the capital's top neighbourhoods, as high-end sales slump & appraisals soar.
Deal sealed on ‘one of the most important private estates in Jersey’
Neo-classical inspired mansion, said to rank among the finest private residences created in Britain in recent years, was guided at £32mn.
Financial Times: How Knight Frank is trying to shed its fusty image
Knight Frank's Chair William Beardmore-Gray discusses diversity, growing pains & the 'complicated game' with the FT.
HBA Residential installs super-prime specialist as creative director
Katie Earl takes creative helm at luxury resi arm of hospitality design giant Hirsch Bedner Associates.
In Pictures: LA London’s Summer Party
Architecture & interiors practice assembled the great & good of London's design world to celebrate the season - and the company's recent rebrand.
Young professionals are ‘flocking’ to the West Country, says buying agency
An influx of new permanent residents since the pandemic 'has changed the dynamic for many towns in Cornwall', says Black Brick.
Bumper summer for boutique London estate agency
Arlington Residential reports 'surge' in sales & listings across neighbourhoods from Marylebone to Hampstead.
Voluntary ‘mansion tax’ could be coming to Surrey
Local council looks to rally support for a 'bold' idea pioneered in Prime Central London.
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Sotheby’s International Realty's seven-figure marketing drive focuses on one-off homes, positioning agents as 'curators of the unique.'
‘Surge’ in larger homes listed for sale as Autumn Statement looms
Rightmove suggests factors driving a flurry of top-end property listings include falling mortgage rates, speculation around a Capital Gains Tax rise, and more choice for buyers.
In Pictures: Trio of show apartments unveiled at new Kensington scheme
Turnkey options served up at reworked mansion block off High Street Ken.
Carter Jonas installs director of marketing, comms & business development
Anthony White takes on newly-created senior role at national property consultancy.