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
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Ex-Sainsbury’s boss joins Dexters as Chairman
Justin King CBE has been appointed Chair of London estate agency Dexters, replacing founder Jeff Doble, with a remit to 'accelerate growth from its existing London-wide network of over 70 offices.'
Banda unveils ‘7-star’ luxury development project on Australia’s Gold Coast
Edo Mapelli Mozzi's property design and development firm has formed a joint venture with Australia's Rory O’Brien to create the Masthead Ocean Club.
Spink-designed apartment on Kensington Palace Gardens lists at £29.5mn
'Should the TV series Succession move to London, this would make the perfect home for one of the family', say agents.
Prime London agency expands HQ after £250mn deal surge
Mark Pollack and Richard Bernstone's Aston Chase has capitalised on increased demand for the leafy urban villages of Central and North West London.
In Pictures: ‘Breathtaking’ ornate Clapham townhouse seeking nearly £8mn
45 Clapham Common North Side is 'truly one of the finest Victorian homes to come to market in recent years', say agents.
Knight Frank slashes housing market forecasts as buyers feel the squeeze
Agency now expects prices in the UK to fall by 5% next year and in 2024, wiping out the growth that took place during the second half of the pandemic.
Lavish interiors from ‘the most staggeringly beautiful private residence’ in Paris – Hôtel Lambert – head to auction
Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdullah Al Thani is auctioning off thousands of items from the remarkable Hôtel Lambert in Paris, in what Sotheby's calls 'one of the greatest private collections of decorative arts …
Grand Registry: Surveying last month’s biggest registered deals
Two super-prime sales in Holland Park topped the rundown of resi transactions lodged with the Land Registry last month.
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