Finance

Just a few days after Labour threw itself behind a Mansion Tax on £2m+ properties, The Liberal Democrat party has overhauled its Mansion Tax plans, proposing the introduction of new Council Tax bands…

Three-quarters of Greater London properties worth more than £2m - Labour and the Lib Dem's proposed Mansion Tax threshold for "ultra-high value homes" - are flats or terraced houses, notes Knight Frank.

HMRC has made a number of tax announcements recently which could have major implications for residential property owners.

Short-term lender Montello Bridging Finance has has rebranded under the LendInvest identity to "avoid the issue of possible confusion".

With seven months to go, Labour has outlined its plans to reform the way we live where we do should it win next year's General Election.

Introducing Capital Gains Tax on main residences could fix the housing market, cutting price inflation and driving supply levels up - so says housing guru Kate Barker in a new book.

India's biggest resi property developer is reportedly gearing up to splash $3bn on new assets in London over the next four years, with a further $2bn set aside for construction.

Bridgebank Capital has just launched a new brand dedicated to £1m+ large loans.

Canburg, the owner of high-end interiors brands Smallbone of Devizes and Mark Wilkinson Furniture, has netted an £8m capital investment from the Business Growth Fund to "accelerate its UK and international…

Investment manager Cordea Savills has broadened the remit of its London residential development fund, to look at "select locations" across Greater London rather than maintaining the prime central focus…

Humberts has worked out that the first year's ownership of a £2m home could rise by 46% over the next four years .

The prime London market is closely linked to the private wealth of ultra high net worth individuals, says Savills' Sophie Chick in another installment of the agency's Prime London Autumn Spotlight.