CHAPS outage hits property deals
A 'global payments issue' delayed many high value and time-sensitive payments, including some house purchases, but has now been fixed.
The UK’s first Bitcoin property deals go through
Property Group Go Holdings has sold two houses in Bitcoin for a combined equivalent value of £945,000
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90% of listed property owners have cancelled or postponed repairs because of the ‘VAT barrier’, claim campaigners
The current listed building regime 'is not fit for purpose', warns the Listed Property Owners’ Club.
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Revealed: Most popular tax havens for UK property ownership
New research highlights the scale of UK property held offshore.
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DDRE Global closes £67mn of deals in bumper January; signs more top-flight agents
One of London’s best-known property advisors, Simon Barnes, has joined Daniel Daggers' luxury brokerage.
Strutt & Parker launches ‘refreshed’ Private Client Department
Agency's new-look offering for the super-rich, headed by Keir Waddell, provides 'one-stop' access to over 200 specialist services.
‘The rarest of opportunities’: Buyer sought for brace of historic mansions in London’s legal land
34,000 sq ft project on Lincoln’s Inn Fields offers diverse possibilities, including one of the capital’s grandest & most architecturally significant period homes.
Savills Private Office adds sports, media & entertainment specialist
Hugh Maconochie has joined the agency's HNW-focused division to lead the Sports, Media and Entertainment team.
Well-known boutique agency moves into Mayfair
Hermione Russell & Ed Woolgar are leading Russell Simpson's third Prime Central London office.
By PrimeResi
Surprise result in £36mn Notting Hill moth mansion dispute
Judge rules super-prime home should be returned to the vendor after more than five years, in what lawyers call 'a really surprising' decision.
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London resi veteran launches boutique buying agency
Matt Leitch's OQO London specialises in property searches & acquisitions for buyers & investors.
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Dubai developer taps London agency to launch mega-tower with £218mn penthouse
Fine & Country will showcase the 'astonishing' 725-metre Burj Azizi to buyers in Mayfair from next week.
Interview: Laura Conduit of Farrer & Co on navigating the legal side of luxury property
'It’s about being a normal human being and not a stuffy lawyer'; PrimeResi meets the head of property at one of London's oldest & best-known law firms.
Original Chelsea farmhouse brought to market
Georgian 'gem' overlooking Chelsea Green was once surrounded by open countryside.
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