Finance
Northacre puts £10m into 1 Palace Street
            Northacre is putting £10m into a special purpose vehicle to develop 1 Palace Street, next-door to Buckingham Palace, and expects to complete on the former DFID offices in January 2014.        
    Treasury targets holiday let tax dodgers
            The Treasury is launching a new campaign to chase up landlords - including those with holiday lets - who don't pay every penny of tax due on rents they receive.
HMRC estimates that up to 1.        
    Forward March: Chelsea Barracks works to start in “early November”
            After five years of hand-wringing, head-scratching and the odd outburst from Prince Charles, it looks like the infamous Chelsea Barracks site is finally about to begin its prom queen-style transformation.
        
    Block Solid: The enduring appeal of London’s mansion flats
            Shiny new-build schemes may grab the headlines, but distinguished mansion blocks remain the connoisseur's choice in W1 and W2, outperforming other flats by 8% since 2007.        
    The Seven-Year Cycle: Bubble fears are premature
            We can expect "a significant uplift in  prices as the economy improves," according to London Central Portfolio, which argues that fears of a housing bubble are very premature.        
    Five Years On: How have European house prices fared since Lehman Brothers?
            Remember all the cardboard boxes?
        
    Lib Dems moot a progressive mansion tax
            The Liberal Democrat's party president has come out swinging with yet another angle on the mansion tax.        
    House price inflation should be capped at 5% p.a. – RICS
            Annual house price growth should be limited to 5%, argues the RICS today.        
    Strong first year for Caan and Watt’s Accouter Group
            James Caan has likened year one of Accouter Group, his prime property services JV with Alec Watt, to Warren Buffet's success with Roomservice and the Candy brother's track record in London luxury.        
    “Naughty but nice” Foxtons float already oversubscribed
            Shares in Foxtons have been described as "Marmite" by brokers, as Reuters reports that the estate agency's planned stock market float is already over-subscribed.
        
    Piccadilly planning nod for British Land
            It looks like British Land's Mayfair masterplan is coming together.
 The Clarges Estate
        
    Mansion Tax: A nightmare on Great George Street
            Rather than benefit the working majority, a mansion tax could, in fact, do the opposite, says Tony Hennessey...
Imagine for a moment that it is June 2015.
        
     
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
         
            
            
        