The Market
Most MPs would choose new council tax bands over a mansion tax
Seven in ten MPs believe that an extra higher rate of council tax is a better option than a new mansion tax on high value homes.
New property management head for Quintessentially Home
Quintessentially Home has recruited a new leader for its property management and home concierge operations.
Greater London set to outperform prime for first time since 2009 – JLL
Posing the question Will the momentum continue?, JLL's annual Property Predictions seminar saw a panel chaired by UK boss Guy Grainger tackle some heavyweight issues yesterday.
Back to School: Ten of 2015’s hottest new instructions so far
One week in and we're already seeing some absolute stonkers hitting the market. Here's ten of the best...
1. Chesterfield Street, Mayfair
£14,000,000
When will HNWs finally conclude that London’s not worth it?
It might be no bad thing that last year's stamp duty overhaul puts paid to the era of gazumping, sealed bids and garages being sold for millions, says Will Hollest, but what message about London does…
PCL prices down 4% in Q4 as SDLT changes ‘subdue sentiment’
Savills has summed up 2014 as "a year of two halves" in the capital's prime resi market, with prices rising by +4.9% in the first six months before dropping off by -2.2%.
CEBR revises forecasts after SDLT reform: London prices to fall by 3.3% this year
The Centre for Economics and Business Research has slightly amended its house price forecasts for the coming year, now arguing for a smaller 0.6% drop in the national average price rather than the -0.
Double digit growth for residential auction action
The number of residential lots offered and sold at auction didn't move by a huge amount last year, but the value raised by the gavel soared by over 14%.
The quantity of lots nudged up by 1.
Hurford Salvi Carr sells £12m Tech City apartment block
Hurford Salvi Carr had a busy festive season, what with opening a new branch on City Road and shifting this freehold monster by Silicon Roundabout.
Burj Khalifa penthouse sale named as Dubai’s deal of the year
It's been confirmed that an apartment in the world's tallest tower was the biggest sale to go down in Dubai last year.
According to data compiled by Reidin.
New York & London prime rents tipped to outperform in 2015
A sluggish global economy kept a lid on prime rents around the world last year, but New York and London should see values rise in 2015, according to Knight Frank's latest check.
The Return of the Gazunder: London’s new market paradigm
There's a "new paradigm" in the London market, notes Douglas & Gordon, after supply levels charged by 60% over the last year while demand slipped by 30%.