The Market
Autumn Statement: New higher SDLT rate for buy-to-let and second homes
George Osborne's third pop at the country's finances this year saw housing - or the "crisis of home ownership" - near the top of the bill.
Autumn Statement: Prime property industry reactions
A 3% increase the rate of stamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes, and a chunky pledge of extra funding for new housebuilding have set tongues wagging in the aftermath of the combined Autumn Statement…
Mapped: Prime property price movements around the world
Measuring the performance of luxury resi markets in fifteen world cities over a one and five-year period (2010 to Q3 2015), this handy map from Knight Frank and EY has exposed some key macro trends at-a-glance.
Offshore Storm: The future of UK residential property structures for non-UK domiciliaries
Kate Rees-Doherty talks us through the current state of play and has some advice for those who might be affected by the new raft of measures designed to encourage the transfer of properties out of offshore…
Planning nod for Londonewcastle scheme in the ‘best location in Shoreditch’
Urban developer Londonewcastle has been given the go-ahead for a prominent resi-led scheme smack bang in the middle of Shoreditch.
Only 179 cases deemed ‘suspicious’ by estate agents last year – Transparency International
A new report has slammed the UK's system of anti-money laundering supervision as "woefully inadequate" and "structurally unsound", and called for a single "super" supervisor to oversee key sectors.
Time for Consolidation: An Autumn Statement wishlist from Belgravia
As the government’s Spending Review and Autumn Statement looms large, James Bailey of Henry & James reveals his property wish list.
Residential transactions up 6.3% – HMRC
Deal numbers are on the up, as 105,490 residential properties changed hands in October according to the latest (provisional) stats from HMRC; that's a 6.
Dear George: Advice for the Chancellor in preparing the Autumn Statement 2015
In an open letter ahead of this week's Autumn Statement, Trevor Abrahmsohn raises a few issues for George Osborne's urgent attention...
Basement battle on Chelsea cul de sac
Chelsea's Seymour Walk hit the headlines over the weekend after it emerged that six simultaneous basement extensions are planned for the quiet cul de sac.
Global Tax Report 2015: How do property costs and taxes compare around the world?
A new report into the buying, holding and selling costs for foreign buyers of prime resi in fifteen of the world's top cities has picked out Monaco as the one offering the lowest taxation, and Shanghai…
BoJo green lights Greenwich masterplan
Mayor Boris Johnson has OK-ed the revised Greenwich Peninsula masterplan, paving the way for London's biggest single regen project.