The Market
Osborne stamps-out stamp duty dodging
The number of £2m+ homes being bought through the offshore company tax-dodge has plummeted by 80% since March's budget, according to the FT.
‘Tis the season to be jolly – £250m of country sales in a month for Knight Frank
With only a couple of weeks left until the property world hangs up its brogues for another year, there's been somewhat of a pre-Christmas rush in Knight Frank’s Country Division, with over £250m worth…
Jones Lang LaSalle opens flagship City office
Jones Lang LaSalle has announced the launch of a dedicated residential sales office in the swanky Royal Exchange, slap bang in the middle of the City of London, EC3.
Prime property dodges “large bullet”
There were sighs of relief around Chelsea, Mayfair and Hampstead Village yesterday afternoon, as the Chancellor surprised us all by announcing that "there will be no new property taxes" in his Autumn Statement.
Autumn Statement: Will the Fiscal Fog clear today?
*BREAKING NEWS: Osborne promises no new property taxes...more to follow*
Today's the day that we finally find out, after moons of speculation, what George Osborne's Autumn Statement has to say.
Battersea Power Station resi sales to start next month
Battersea Power Station is "on track to begin construction in the summer and to begin hand over of Phase One to the new owners in 2016,” with residential sales slated to kick-off in Asia in January and…
London’s £17.3bn “secret buy-up”
It's hardly news that a lot of London's prime residential property is owned by offshore companies, but an investigation by the Times has put some rather interesting figures forward (just in time for tomorrow's…
Prime London rents drop again
November saw prime London rents fall by 0.3%, taking the annual drop to 2.8%, according to Knight Frank's latest Prime Central London Rental Index.
Steady as she goes
There is nothing wrong with the underlying health of the market, says Trevor Abrahmsohn.
More buyers after “homes with benefits”
Demand for properties with income has soared by 50%, according to Fine & Country, as buyers look to supplement their earnings and boost pension pots.
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Will Wednesday be the tipping point for HNWs?
Britain is in grave danger of entering negative territory this week, says James Bailey
Unknown taxes drive PCL stock up 47%; exchanges down by a third
There's nearly 50% more prime property stock knocking around central London this month compared to last November, according to Knight Frank's latest stats, as tax becomes the great unknown for buyers.