Cutting Stamp Duty 'could boost transactions by 40% and tax revenues by £9.8bn'
According to buying agency Ludgrove's workings, a 36% reduction in Stamp Duty rates across the board would likely lead to 40% additional transactions in England per annum, in turn generating an extra £1.44bn in tax revenue and £8.36bn in business revenue; the firm's CEO Fraser Slater explains how...
Stamp Duty holiday deadline is ‘not a dealbreaker for most buyers’, as vaccine set to boost the property market next year
The Stamp Duty holiday "is not a dealbreaker for most buyers (especially at the top end)", says Savills, after surveying 1,300 prime property buyers and sellers.
A delicate balancing act: Lucian Cook presents the case for Stamp Duty reform
There's been a lot of talk about Stamp Duty switches and tinkering in recent weeks - amped-up by some mixed-messaging from the Chancellor over the weekend.
And Other Villains: Why stamp duty is only part of the problem for prime London
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Lomond buys 60+ branch London agency KFH
'It's a big one,' says CEO Ed Phillips, as Lomond makes its first business acquisition under new backer ICG.
Savills expands Private Office in London & Dubai
Commercial real estate specialists James Purdon and Edward Price join the consultancy's elite cross-border network.
Boutique luxury developers secure consent for ‘landmark’ Notting Hill scheme
Echlin & Bodker have been given the green light to create six luxury townhouses & two apartments on Lansdowne Walk.
Prime Central London property prices likely to fall 4% next year, suggests Savills
Top-end residential markets are set to under-perform mainstream UK housing, says top consultancy.
Prime London buying agency reveals top deals from £120mn year
'It is 100 per cent a buyers’ market', says Black Brick boss, trumpeting the firm's biggest acquisitions of 2024.
Trio of seasoned agents join The London Broker
Expanding high-end brokerage signs up Adam Carey, Silvina Paz & Ryan Steenfeld-Kristensen.
Why London’s Golden Postcodes are still a safe bet for UHNW buyers in uncertain times
Fresh forecasts released this week have predicted another challenging year ahead for the PCL property market. Yet, as buying agent Toby Downes explains, the world's elite purchasers are thinking big-picture.
US & Middle East super-rich behind nearly half of £20mn+ London property deals
American & Gulf billionaires dominating PCL's trophy home market, with UK buyers making up just 10% of top-end deals, survey reveals
Developer declares brace of penthouse sales at Lord’s View One
Asian families snapped up both available duplex homes for a combined £15.5mn, reports LandCap.
£16mn mansion changes hands in St John’s Wood
Standout family residence was secured by an international buyer in a fast-tracked deal.
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