International
Future Shock: London’s Southbank in 2023
There's a great deal riding - and rising - on London's Southbank right now.
Tax ultimatum for second home owners
HMRC has laid down an ultimatum to second home owners who haven't paid their Capital Gains Tax yet; come forward by the end of the week or we'll come and find you.
Jones Lang LaSalle bolsters Middle East resi team
Jones Lang LaSalle has strengthened its resi capability in the Middle East with the appointment of Will McKintosh as Director.
“Busiest ever” roadshow for Benhams as SE Asian investors target London’s prime fringes
Reports from the ground suggest that South East Asia's famed appetite for investing in London's property market is showing no signs of waning.
Savills opens Dublin office as prime resi values rocket 20%
Signalling its re-investment into Ireland's residential property market, Savills has opened a swanky new flagship office in the heart of Dublin.
Hong Kong tops construction cost league
Hong Kong has trumped Switzerland as most expensive construction market, according to EC Harris's latest International Construction Costs Report, while Australia and Japan have both seen significant…
The Ambassadors’ Reception Rooms: London’s most diplomatic property developments
London's diplomatic map is being redrawn, really spoiling property developers with a glut of ambassadorial opportunities in Mayfair, Marylebone, Westminster, Kensington and Holland Park, according to…
Super-prime Campden Hill scheme to begin in early 2014
One of Kensington's most anticipated new schemes has just moved a step closer to construction.
Foreign investor demand for new-build sky-high
It sounds like overseas buyers still can't get enough of London's boxfresh developments.
Which country has the highest prime property purchase taxes? (Clue: it’s not the UK…)
Who doesn't love a good rundown? We definitely do, so here's accountancy firm UHY’s take on the Big Mac test, with a snapshot of current compulsory property purchase fees on a property worth USD $3.
What’s the waterfront premium?
This may come as both a shock and a surprise: Waterfront properties are more expensive than inland homes.
But how much more? 63%, on average.
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Does London’s property market need foreign buyers?
London's resi development pipeline is likely to pump an extra £8bn into the UK economy, according to some research by London Central Portfolio.