The Market
Required Reading: A full briefing on the Autumn Statement and Spending Review
From the headlines to the fine print, here's Mishcon de Reya's comprehensive briefing on what 2015's combined Autumn Statement and Spending Review means for high net worth individuals and business owners.
Landmark Bristol mansion goes for record sum
Local businessman stumped up over £2m
Singaporean developer bags mighty Mortlake brewery site for £158m
One of the biggest resi development opportunities in SW London has just been snapped up for a cool £158m.
Modi visit ‘to re-ignite Indian investment into London’s property market’
£9.2bn-worth of property deals - mainly commercial - are reported to have been agreed between the UK and India following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Blighty.
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.
Mapped: London’s £1m+ Underground stations
The number of £1m+ London Underground stations has jumped from 11 in 2010 to 58 this year, says Savills.
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…
Converted Barbican Estate Office asks £4.5m
Following an inspired conversion at the hands of two of London's top architects, the Barbican Estate's former Estate Office has come up for sale sporting a £4.5m price tag.
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…
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.
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.
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.