Finance
Location, Taxation, Location: What would a mansion tax do to the prime property market?
Savills' Head of UK Residential Research Lucian Cook grasps the political hot potato, assessing the potential impact of a mansion tax on the prime housing markets of the UK.
Required Reading: Stamp duty land tax and prime residential property
Anthony Hennessy of Brecher deftly guides us through the SDLT maze, summarising the factors that owners of high value property should now be considering...
Positive housebuilders look to secure development pipeline
Tails appear to be up in the housebuilding sector, with improved sentiment translating into increased activity levels and land values, according to Savills' latest findings.
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Art or Science? A guide to prime residential valuation (Part I)
Kate Peters of Jones Lang LaSalle untangles the intricate process behind an opinion of "Market Value"...
UK’s Eastern Region is fastest growing market outside London – Bidwells
The UK's Eastern Region looks to be in bullish form after a marked increase in planning applications, new developments, transaction volumes, town and country house prices and mortgage approvals.
Amaanah launches sharia-compliant London prime resi fund
Berkeley Square-based investment and asset management firm, Amaanah Investment Group, is launching a sharia-compliant prime resi fund aimed squarely at Gulf investors looking to invest in London residential…
Trend-bucking Fulham sees house sales leap
Rather than settling dust, one particular area of south west London is witnessing a dramatic sales trend in the wake of the government's new SDLT measures.
Christie’s uncorks world’s first vineyard estate agency
A specialist service for buyers of vineyard properties has definitely got legs, according to Christie’s.
The stately home at the centre of the global economy (for two days)
The Grade I listed Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire plays host to this year's G7 Summit of global economic leaders.
The art of fine returns: HNWs are spending more time and money on their collections
HNWs are spending more time and more money on their fine art assets, as values have surged over the last two years, according to multi-family office Stonehage.
London: Multi-millionaire (but not millionaire or billionaire) capital of the world
More multi-millionaires call London home than any other city, although there are more billionaires in New York, and more millionaires in Tokyo, according to new research by WealthInsight.
Bridgebank bags £100m from Pamplona
Bridgebank Capital has bagged a new line of funding up to £100m from investment managers Pamplona Capital Management.