Miscellanea
Foxtons plans to triple branch numbers
After stellar performance in 2011, Foxtons has threatened to triple its number of branches in London from 37 to 100.
2011 saw the firm sell over £2bn of property, generating a 12.8
HS2: property compensation decisions pushed back to September
The Secretary of State for Transport, Justine Greening, has announced that no decisions will be made on any compensation due to owners of properties affected by the HS2 scheme from London to Birmingham…
The 5% Campaign: Heritage Tax protesters battle on
The Government missed a "golden opportunity" to create jobs and stimulate the economy when it decided to start charging VAT on repair works to listed buildings, claim RICS
Families return to prime rental market
Family demand is finally returning to prime areas according to the latest analysis from Savills
Stop the heritage tax: open letter to Osborne
Fifteen heritage organisations, including The Listed Property Owners Club, the Historic Houses Association and the Federation of Master Builders, have penned an open letter to the Chancellor as part of…
Savills triumphs again
Savills has once again secured its position as the UK’s number one property services firm by turnover, in Property Week’s annual survey of property advisors, for the ninth consecutive year and since the…
Call for listed building tax u-turn gathers momentum
A fleet of heritage and professional organisations including Master Builders and listed property owners are campaigning to make the government scrap the 20 per cent VAT for work on listed building that…