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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…

In an open letter ahead of this week's Autumn Statement, Trevor Abrahmsohn raises a few issues for George Osborne's urgent attention...

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.

As the Chancellor puts the finishing touches to his Autumn Statement, Chestertons has reckoned that last year's stamp duty rejig will end up costing the Treasury £750m in lost revenue across 2015 alone.

After the 'perfect storm' of tax changes, sharp rises in SDLT now threaten to tip the UK market over the edge, says the Residential Land chief... 

Greg Clark and Brandon Lewis have announced an independent review into the the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), led by former British Property Federation boss Liz Peace (pictured), to "ensure communities…

The City Property Association and Westminster Property Association, which represent some 400 of the capital's top owners, developers and investors, have released a "groundbreaking" report on what the…

A conveyancer from north west London has been jailed for three years and four months after being found guilty of "swindling" his clients and HMRC out of £352,500 in stamp duty.

Commentary on the private rented sector often fails to acknowledge that there has long been a thriving rental market at the very top end of prime residential property, says Olivia Tassell...

London's Inner boroughs are granting planning permission for more new homes than all the surrounding Outer boroughs put together, according to new research out today.

Proposed new rules for landowners and developers dealing with on-site telecoms paraphernalia sound like a win, says Thekla Fellas of Fladgate LLP, but there's still room for crossed wires...