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Britain’s HNWIs lean towards voting Labour
27% of wealthy voters are planning to back Kier Starmer's party at the next General Election, according to a survey of HNWIs, compared to just 16% for the Conservatives and 15% for the Liberal Democrats.
‘Proud to pay more’: Most HNWIs want higher wealth taxes, say millionaires
'The true measure of a society can be found, not just in how it treats its most vulnerable, but in what it asks of its wealthiest members,' say Patriotic Millionaires Marlene Engelhorn and Stefanie Bremer.
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Majority of housebuilders ‘would like to see Labour win at next election’
Some 70% of residential property developers surveyed by Knight Frank would rather see Keir Starmer in Downing Street than a Tory or Lib Dem leader.
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Election 2024: Prime property sector sees “cause for optimism” in the prospect of a Labour government
'The likelihood of an incoming Labour government no longer feels like a massive threat to prime property markets in London and the country,' says Middleton Advisors.
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Investor-developer acquires 86-unit PCL portfolio for £28mn
'A few years ago, you simply wouldn’t have seen assets of this quality and in these locations pricing at that level,' said Leufroy, which has exchanged on a quartet of buildings in Notting Hill & Kensington.
Prime London property market heading for ‘worst year since Covid’
18% fewer £5mn+ sales have been recorded in London this year compared to 2024, while no deals have gone through above £50mn.
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RBKC signs off on £10bn Earls Court scheme
Decision completes dual-borough backing for the transformation of central London's biggest cleared development site.
Agency lists 1/8th share of Mayfair penthouse for £1.05mn
Fractional ownership is catching on with PCL buyers, says Russell Simpson, as a share in a 'sublime' duplex on historic Queen Street goes on the market.
Branded Residences: Louis Keighley on what’s still missing from the sector
Savills' Global Residential Development Consultancy chief identifies three big opportunities in the rapidly expanding branded resi arena...
1720s Bloomsbury gem with A-list fashion pedigree hits the rental market
In Pictures: Grade II* listed early Georgian townhouse on Great James Street was restored by the co-creators of US labels Skims and Good American.
Behind the Schemes: Top architect designs his own family home in North London
RHA founder Robert Hirschfield applied his studio’s guiding philosophy to the reworking of his personal residence - here’s the result...
Country house market set for ‘buoyant’ start to 2026 following ‘record-breaking’ December
Buyer & seller confidence is 'really returning across the market,' says Strutt & Parker's Oliver Custance Baker.
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Planning decision times have fallen while approval rates have edged higher across prime London & the Home Counties.
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‘Momentum shows little sign of slowing’: Branded resi sector records another year of ‘exceptional growth’
Fresh analysis by Savills suggests the global branded residential development niche expanded by nearly a fifth in 2025.
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